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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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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.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the New England 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.

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

#1

Regis College

Weston, MA

Our analysis found Regis College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in nursing at Regis College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at Rivier, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at USJ, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Southern New Hampshire 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091

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 35 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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