2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of South Alabama to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Frontier Nursing University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southeast Region . Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Versailles.
Of the 112 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 3% are male and 97% are female.
Out of the 105 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
South University’s online programs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 47 students majoring in nursing at South University's online programs, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Western Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 13% are male and 88% are female.
With a ranking of #9, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in nursing at U Miami, 18% are male and 82% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Full Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report
University of Central Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Central Florida
With a ranking of #12, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at ETSU, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Read full report on Nursing at East Tennessee State University
Florida Atlantic University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at FAU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Mississippi 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 #15 on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at Ole Miss, 5% are male and 95% are female.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 18 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 20 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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