2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 18,329 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in California. CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Angeles.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Western University of Health Sciences, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Out of the 24 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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University of California - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at UCSF, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the 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.
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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Samuel Merritt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3,851 |
| Oregon | 1,502 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Alaska | 177 |
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 24 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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