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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 4,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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.

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at Johns Hopkins, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

Full Nursing at Bowie State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Notre Dame of Maryland University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coppin State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Coppin is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Full Nursing at Coppin State University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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