2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Nursing Basic 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing
Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 17,708 |
Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
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 |
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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 3 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.