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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the best value school in Alabama for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USA also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

UNA graduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNA also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jacksonville State University graduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Jacksonville State University also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford 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 #7 on the list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.

Samford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,838
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
West Virginia 1,771
Georgia 7,112
North Carolina 7,425
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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