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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

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.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of South Alabama to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Alabama. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Alabama. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

Spring Hill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, Spring Hill is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Birmingham 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. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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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 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.

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