2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $31,086 in student loans.
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.
Out of the 97 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Delta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Delta State University. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheeling University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Wheeling University graduate students pay an average of $10,160 in tuition and fees each year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Wheeling University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 202 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Liberty University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Union College Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school located in Barbourville, Kentucky that handed out 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union College are $8,210 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Union College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Lynchburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 48 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lynchburg. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lynchburg also did well on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Lindsey Wilson College graduate students pay an average of $9,719 in tuition and fees each year.
Lindsey Wilson College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Louisiana Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Union University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Union. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Pfeiffer University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Misenheimer, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Pfeiffer University graduate students pay an average of $12,240 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Pfeiffer University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Nicholls State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Nicholls State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Anderson University South Carolina. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 32 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at A-State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgia Southwestern State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Americus, Georgia, the small public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
GSW graduate students pay an average of $15,206 in tuition and fees each year.
GSW does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lipscomb University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $16,032 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lipscomb. In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of South Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 150 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USA. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
USA also claimed a spot on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #18, Southern Adventist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Adventist. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Eastern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,246 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Southern Miss 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 86% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Tampa came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT are $12,014 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Shepherd University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shepherd University are $12,906 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Shepherd 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 82% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Central Arkansas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, the fairly large public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCA are $11,835 a year.
UCA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #24, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $20,702 per year.
Tennessee Tech 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Augusta University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $20,712 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,834 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. 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.
Augusta University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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