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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

Our analysis found University of New Hampshire - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Husson, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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American Sentinel 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at American Sentinel University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#7

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Rivier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms 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 large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts 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. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Vermont 390
Rhode Island 1,091

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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 10 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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