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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838

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

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.

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