2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas
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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Arkansas Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.
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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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arkansas. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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| 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.