2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the New England 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 New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Regis College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Weston.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at UMass Boston, 5% are male and 95% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Of the 43 students majoring in nursing at UNH, 19% are male and 81% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Husson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.
Southern New Hampshire University 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 #7 on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at SNHU, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine 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 #7 on the list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Saint Joseph's Maine, 38% are male and 63% are female.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,916 |
| Connecticut | 750 |
| Rhode Island | 83 |
| New Hampshire | 366 |
| Maine | 149 |
| Vermont | 25 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
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 35 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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