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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Delta State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wheeling.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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 distant 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frontier Nursing University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Frontier Nursing University are $20,780 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
Union University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.
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 city of Savannah.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University’s online programs are $15,720 per year.
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University of South Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USA also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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