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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Arkansas. In fact, 2,882 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Full Nursing at University of Central Arkansas Report

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Harding University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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