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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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$99,011 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maryland. In total, 4,104 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maryland.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at Johns Hopkins, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Bowie State University

#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Coppin State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Coppin State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Nursing at Notre Dame of Maryland University

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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