2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 105 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of South Alabama to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
Of the 126 students majoring in nursing at USA, 6% are male and 94% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Nursing University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 105 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
South University’s online programs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs
Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Vanderbilt, 21% are male and 79% are female.
With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
University of Miami 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 #9 on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at U Miami take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $26,723.
Shenandoah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at UT Knoxville, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Full Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report
East Tennessee State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at East Tennessee State University
University of Central Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Central Florida
Florida Atlantic University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Southern Mississippi 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 #15 on the list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Southern Miss take out $19,246 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi
With a ranking of #15, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 18 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 20 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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 26 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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