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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Massachusetts. In fact, 6,626 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the # 3 spot on the 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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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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