2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities 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 a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Wheeling University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wheeling.
Wheeling University graduate students pay an average of $10,160 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Frontier Nursing University graduate students pay an average of $20,780 in tuition and fees each year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Union University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.
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South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University’s online programs are $15,720 per year.
University of South Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 a year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
| 13 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 14 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast 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 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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