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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 922 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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.

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at UMB, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Nursing at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

Full Nursing at Bowie State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Notre Dame of Maryland University

#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Coppin State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

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

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 5 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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