2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Alabama with 7,364 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Alabama Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Samford University the best school in Alabama for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Troy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kentucky | 6,395 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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