2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 77,470 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.
Delta State University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheeling University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frontier Nursing University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Frontier Nursing University are $20,780 per year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Union University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.
South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South University’s online programs are $15,720 a year.
University of South Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
Eastern Kentucky 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 #10 on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
| 13 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 14 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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Most Popular Majors Related 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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