2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gannon University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeSales University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
Duquesne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
D’Youville College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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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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 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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