2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wheeling.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 per year.
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Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Nursing University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Frontier Nursing University graduate students pay an average of $20,780 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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Union University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.
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South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
South University’s online programs graduate students pay an average of $15,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
USA graduate students pay an average of $16,652 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USA also did well on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
| 13 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 14 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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