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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

29 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 Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Drexel University Report

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 29 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University

#3

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Waynesburg University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waynesburg.

Of the 13 students majoring in nursing at Waynesburg, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Nursing at Waynesburg University Report

#4

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Gannon University Report

#5

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Out of the 29 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, DeSales University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#7

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

Cedar Crest College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Allentown.

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#8

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University 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 #8 on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moon Township.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Millersville, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Duquesne University

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
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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 29 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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