2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Pennsylvania. In total, 11,477 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Pennsylvania.
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Drexel, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at DeSales University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Thomas Jefferson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at Thomas Jefferson University, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Misericordia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #7, Carlow University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.
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Messiah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 17,708 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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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