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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Sentinel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #7, MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#8

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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