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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Watts School of Nursing to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Watts School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Watts School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $34,893.

Read full report on Nursing at Watts School of Nursing

#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanly Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Stanly Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baton Rouge General School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Baton Rouge General School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Baton Rouge General School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $24,773 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Baton Rouge General School of Nursing Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Full Nursing at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast 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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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