2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,395 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Kentucky 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Kentucky Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
Women make up 64% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 31% are male.
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University of Louisville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.
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Spalding University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college 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 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| 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 7 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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