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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

25 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Plainfield, JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 161 students majoring in nursing at JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in nursing at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, 15% are male and 85% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing take out $30,458 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $25,293.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

Nursing majors at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing take out an average of $23,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . RHSHS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at RHSHS accumulate an average of around $27,725 in student debt.

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Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Of the 60 students majoring in nursing at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Nursing majors at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing take out an average of $30,185 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

Of the 60 students majoring in nursing at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $31,490.

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With a ranking of #6, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing take out an average of $27,016 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

Citizens School of Nursing came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Citizens School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Kensington.

Of the 58 students majoring in nursing at Citizens School of Nursing, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Nursing majors at Citizens School of Nursing take out an average of $23,680 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at West Penn Hospital School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,726 in student debt.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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 25 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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