2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 7,425 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Appalachian State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
ECU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Charlotte is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in North Carolina.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Winston - Salem State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSSU are $6,718 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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Gardner - Webb 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. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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With a ranking of #9, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Queens graduate students pay an average of $14,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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).
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