2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.
Delta State University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheeling University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.
Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Frontier Nursing University are $20,780 a year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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Union 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 #7 on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.
South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
South University’s online programs graduate students pay an average of $15,720 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, University of South Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USA are $16,652 a year.
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 a year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing graduate students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
| 13 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 14 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| 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 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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