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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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$101,387 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 large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

Full Nursing at Johns Hopkins University Report

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 large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized 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 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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Bowie State University Report

#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Notre Dame of Maryland University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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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