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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

16 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Massachusetts. In total, 6,626 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Massachusetts.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Regis College

Weston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Regis College the most popular school in Massachusetts for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school 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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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 Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions 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. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#9

Simmons University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
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 16 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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