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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 1,110 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at University of Virginia, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Nursing at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#7

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #7, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Marymount, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford 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. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond 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. South University, Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Allen.

Read full report on Nursing at South University, Richmond

#10

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Eastern Mennonite University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Read full report on Nursing at Eastern Mennonite University

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

Majors Similar 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 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.

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