2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Texas
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Our analysis found Angelo State University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in San Angelo, Texas, the fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
Angelo State 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 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school handed out 58 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M College Station, 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, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Texas. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UTEP. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 33 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at TWU, 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 88% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
UT Rio Grande Valley 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, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 106 students in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $24,005 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that UT Arlington does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
UT Arlington also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, the fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 per year.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, the large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNT. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Tyler, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
Texas State 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 #11 on the list. This large public school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This large public school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 32 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.
UTSA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #13 on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 35 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. 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.
Houston Baptist 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 #14 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HBU are $13,400 per year.
One thing to take note of is that HBU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Abilene Christian University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Abilene Christian are $24,174 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.
Texas Christian University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCU are $32,268 per year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,027 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #2 for overall quality in Texas.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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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