2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 41,854 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
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 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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 city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Molloy College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Pace University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in nursing at Thomas Jefferson University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Stony Brook University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at SUNY Stony Brook, 6% are male and 94% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at Hofstra, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Lehman College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
William Paterson University of New Jersey 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 #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
Russell Sage College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
University of Maryland - Baltimore came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
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 schools 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 | 85,339 |
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.
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