2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
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Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southwestern State University the best value school in Georgia for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSW are $15,206 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GSW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 per year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,834 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Augusta University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augusta University also took the #1 spot in our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $20,862 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Georgia College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgia College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.
Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s value ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, the large public school handed out 7 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.
KSU Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
KSU Georgia also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, the large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GaSou are $22,004 a year.
GaSou 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 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $20,917 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UGA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UGA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.
Clayton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. This medium-sized public school is located in Morrow, Georgia, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Clayton State University graduate students pay an average of $12,736 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Clayton State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia State are $24,790 a year.
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. 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.
Brenau University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.
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.
Mercer University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Macon, Georgia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mercer. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Emory University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Emory does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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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