2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Massachusetts. In fact, 6,626 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Regis College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
Out of the 16 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at UMass Boston, 5% are male and 95% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Endicott College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
With a ranking of #7, MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Elms College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3,058 |
| New Hampshire | 2,129 |
| Maine | 1,262 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
| Vermont | 390 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 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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