2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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 Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at Johns Hopkins, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 70% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at Pace University, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Thomas Jefferson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at Thomas Jefferson University, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at SUNY Stony Brook, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at Hofstra, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Russell Sage College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Waynesburg University | Waynesburg, PA |
14 | New York University | New York, NY |
16 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
New York | 17,708 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 27 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.