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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Basic Certificate Schools

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Georgia Technical College the most popular online school in the United States for nursing students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Lewis - Clark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Basic Certificate Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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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

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 6 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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