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Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

2 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for 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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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
South Carolina 3,296
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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