2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 7,425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina 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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Charlotte is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in North Carolina.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winston - Salem State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
WSSU graduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Queens University of Charlotte 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. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Queens are $14,166 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| 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 10 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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