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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Nursing is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Drexel, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at DeSales University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Cedar Crest College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Allentown.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at Thomas Jefferson University, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#7

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Misericordia University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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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

Majors Similar 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 12 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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