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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

11 Schools Ranked
$21,222 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
$7,444 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,834 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in Georgia for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Augusta University accumulate an average of $21,834 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Augusta University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
$11,156 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,917 Avg Student Debt

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

On average, graduate certificate students take out $20,917 in loans while pursuing their degree.

UGA 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 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
$45,684 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Emory 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 74% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
$7,308 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia College. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
$7,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KSU Georgia. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$4,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that GSW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Georgia Southwestern State University Report

#7

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
$15,544 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mercer. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
$7,100 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia Southern 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 #8 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at GaSou, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
$13,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Brenau University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Brenau. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
$9,292 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking.

Georgia State 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, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Georgia State University Report

#11

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
$7,017 Average Tuition & Fees

Clayton State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

Clayton State University 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 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 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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