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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing the most popular school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-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 UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing take out an average of $30,458 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,293.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,272 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. RHSHS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from RHSHS carry an average student debt load of $27,725.

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Out of the 17 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $27,016 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $31,490.

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#7

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

Citizens School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Citizens School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Kensington.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Citizens School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,680 in student debt.

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Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from West Penn Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $23,726.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington Hospital School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Washington Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

Nursing majors at Washington Hospital School of Nursing take out an average of $27,699 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Memorial Medical Center is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Johnstown.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Memorial Medical Center carry an average student debt load of $26,770.

Full Nursing at DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 17 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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