2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of South Alabama to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 4% are male and 96% are female.
Out of the 45 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South University’s online programs is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
Out of the 45 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 4% are male and 96% are female.
University of Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at Ole Miss, 11% are male and 89% are female.
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at UF, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 36% are male.
University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Of the 13 students majoring in nursing at UK, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
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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 26 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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