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

35 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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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.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Regis College

Weston, MA

Our analysis found Regis College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . 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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Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the 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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#4

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

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 small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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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#7

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the 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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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 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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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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

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 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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