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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nevada

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nevada

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Nevada with 2,015 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nevada. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at UNR, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#2

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Nevada landed the # 2 spot on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Touro University Nevada Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nevada. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Full Nursing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Oregon 1,502
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

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 3 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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