2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of South Alabama to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Nursing University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 45 online programs at 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 city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 92 students majoring in nursing at Liberty University, 11% are male and 89% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University’s online programs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Out of the 45 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Mississippi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.
Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Eastern, 36% are male and 64% are female.
University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the nursing majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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
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 26 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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