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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 42,404 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cedar Crest College is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown 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 #8 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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#9

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,708
Pennsylvania 11,477
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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 22 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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