2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. USA is a large public school located in the city of Mobile.
Of the 126 students majoring in nursing at USA, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 45 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Nursing University landed the # 2 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.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University’s online programs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at UT Knoxville, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 64% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
About 69% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 31% are male.
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Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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 26 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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