2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 1,399 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Of the 57 students majoring in nursing at Duke, 12% are male and 88% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gardner - Webb University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
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Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Queens University of Charlotte 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 #6 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Of the 3 students majoring in nursing at UNC Chapel Hill, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Winston - Salem State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Read full report on Nursing at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 1,110 |
Florida | 3,074 |
Georgia | 1,685 |
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 Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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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