2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Molloy College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at Molloy, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Pace University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
Thomas Jefferson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Lehman College 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 #9 on the list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
William Paterson University of New Jersey 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 #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
Russell Sage College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 14 | Waynesburg University | Waynesburg, PA |
| 16 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,148 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,683 |
| Maryland | 922 |
| New Jersey | 691 |
| District of Columbia | 534 |
| Delaware | 174 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 27 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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