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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

4 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 Maine with 1,262 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

#1

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Husson University the most popular school in Maine for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Nursing at Husson University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Southern Maine Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Maine

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Rhode Island 1,091
Vermont 390

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 4 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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