2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 145 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,548 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Pennsylvania. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Pennsylvania. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of the Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. USciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 75 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $34,734 in student loans. Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Elizabethtown College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Etown is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DeSales University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Carlow University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small public school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Scranton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Misericordia University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Dallas, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lock Haven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Temple University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. This large public school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Salus University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Chatham University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Messiah University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Delaware Valley University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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