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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 1,262 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Husson University the most popular school in Maine for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Nursing at Husson University Report

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Maine

#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Maine

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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

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 4 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.

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