2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southeast Region . 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 105 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 college with a very large student population.
Of the 92 students majoring in nursing at Liberty University, 11% are male and 89% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 71 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs
Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.
Western Kentucky 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in nursing at U Miami, 29% are male and 71% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from U Miami take out $26,723 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
East Tennessee State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at ETSU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
University of Central Florida 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at UCF, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Florida Atlantic 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 #14 on the list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at FAU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of Southern Mississippi 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 #15 on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at Southern Miss, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Nursing majors at Southern Miss take out an average of $19,246 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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University of Mississippi landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 18 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 20 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
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 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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