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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Hampshire - Main Campus the most popular online school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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American Sentinel 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#7

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Rivier University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at Rivier, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 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 Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

With a ranking of #9, Elms College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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