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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

11 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 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 7,425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at UNCW, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Nursing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#4

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Appalachian State University 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 #6 on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Nursing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#9

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Full Nursing at Winston - Salem State 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
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

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 11 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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