2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Vanderbilt. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 12 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tennessee Tech University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $16,032 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Lipscomb, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 12 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list.
UT Knoxville 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, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Union University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
Online graduate courses are available at Union, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofM. 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.
Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Southern Adventist 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.
Middle Tennessee State 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 #9 on the list.
Middle Tennessee 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Austin Peay State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ETSU. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Tennessee State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
One thing to take note of is that Tennessee State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 41% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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