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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 1,110 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #7, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. South University, Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Allen.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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