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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rivier University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Sentinel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#8

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Vermont 390
Rhode Island 1,091

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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