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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 184 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Nursing at Wheeling University Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Read full report on Nursing at Marshall University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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