2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best 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.
The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Regis College the most popular school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.
About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. 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.
Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
University of Saint Joseph ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school 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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Husson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. 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.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region 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.
Read full report on Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 35 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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