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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 2021-2022, 319,502 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 large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Regis College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at UNH, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Full Nursing at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#4

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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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.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson 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. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Of the 9 students majoring in nursing at Husson, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at SNHU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University Report

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 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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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