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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

6 Schools Ranked
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Heritage University

Toppenish, Washington
$9,872 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Heritage University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,916 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Heritage University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 5% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Heritage University Report

#2

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
$14,310 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,447 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,447 in student loans.

Seattle U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
$13,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
$12,127 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Washington.

One thing to take note of is that CWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Central Washington University Report

#5

Antioch University - Seattle

Seattle, Washington
$18,459 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Seattle landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Antioch University - Seattle is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#6

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
$13,379 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

EWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Eastern Washington University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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