2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 147 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular online school in the United States for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
Out of the 147 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Nursing University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 115 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Of the 92 students majoring in nursing at Liberty University, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Herzing University - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
National University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
Full Nursing at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report
Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
South University’s online programs landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs
Bradley University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
George Washington University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at GWU, 30% are male and 70% are female.
University of St Francis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at University of Saint Francis, 19% are male and 81% are female.
With a ranking of #18, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
Full Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report
With a ranking of #20, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #21, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Southern Indiana landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #22, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 24 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 25 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 26 | University of Michigan - Flint | Flint, MI |
| 26 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 28 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 28 | Rush University | Chicago, IL |
| 28 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 28 | Capella University | Minneapolis, MN |
Most Popular Online Nursing by Region
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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