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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

12 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing the best school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Nursing majors at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing take out an average of $23,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $25,293.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from West Penn Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $23,726.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $30,458.

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#5

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Citizens School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. Citizens School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Kensington.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Citizens School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $23,680.

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Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. RHSHS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from RHSHS carry an average student debtload of $27,725.

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UPMC Mercy School of Nursing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Nursing majors at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing take out an average of $27,016 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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UPMC Jameson School of Nursing landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the fringe town of New Castle, UPMC Jameson School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from UPMC Jameson School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $26,585.

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Washington Hospital School of Nursing came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Washington Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Washington Hospital School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $27,699.

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DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Memorial Medical Center is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Johnstown.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Memorial Medical Center take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,770.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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 12 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).
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