2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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.
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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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 .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
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 small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school 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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
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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, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 college 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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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Rivier 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small 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 large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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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 college 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.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 6,626 |
Connecticut | 3,058 |
New Hampshire | 2,129 |
Maine | 1,262 |
Vermont | 390 |
Rhode Island | 1,091 |
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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
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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