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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing take out $23,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

On average, nursing graduates from Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing take out $30,185 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $25,293 in student debt.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at West Penn Hospital School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,726 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $30,458.

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#6

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

Citizens School of Nursing came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Citizens School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Kensington.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Citizens School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,680 in student debt.

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Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. RHSHS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at RHSHS accumulate an average of around $27,725 in student debt.

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UPMC Mercy School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

On average, nursing graduates from UPMC Mercy School of Nursing take out $27,016 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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UPMC Jameson School of Nursing came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of New Castle, UPMC Jameson School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at UPMC Jameson School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $26,585 in student debt.

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Washington Hospital School of Nursing came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington Hospital School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Washington Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $27,699.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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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