2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 147 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular online school in the United States for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
Out of the 147 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Nursing University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 115 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 92 students majoring in nursing at Liberty University, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Herzing University - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Drexel University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
With a ranking of #14, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Bradley University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
With a ranking of #15, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at GWU, 30% are male and 70% are female.
University of St Francis ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at University of Saint Francis, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
West Coast University - Orange County came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.
Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 21% are male and 79% are female.
Full Nursing at West Coast University - Orange County Report
University of Southern Indiana landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.
Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for online Nursing students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 25 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 26 | University of Michigan - Flint | Flint, MI |
| 26 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 28 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 28 | Capella University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 28 | Rush University | Chicago, IL |
| 28 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
Most Popular Online Nursing by Region
View the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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