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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Hampshire - Main Campus the most popular online school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in nursing at UNH, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at SNHU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Saint Joseph's Maine, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, American Sentinel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Rivier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts 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 #9 on the list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091
Vermont 390

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

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