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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

9 Schools Ranked
$31,086 Avg Student Debt

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
$21,575 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Samford. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
$8,426 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Alabama.

Online graduate courses are available at USA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Out of the 9 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 3 spot on the list.

UAB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Auburn 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
$4,035 Average Tuition & Fees
$31,086 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $31,086 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Columbia Southern University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#6

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
$7,140 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

UNA 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that Jacksonville State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TROY. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
$11,686 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

UAH 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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