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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

52 Colleges
$18,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Cedar Crest College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Allentown.

Cedar Crest graduate students pay an average of $14,719 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 52 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 per year.

Thomas Jefferson University also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Downstate are $23,763 a year.

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#6

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in tuition and fees each year.

Gannon also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 per year.

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#8

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

DeSales University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeSales are $21,120 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, DeSales is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $16,794 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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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 25 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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