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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

25 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Plainfield, JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing take out $30,458 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in nursing at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing, 11% are male and 89% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $25,293.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in nursing at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Nursing majors at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing take out an average of $23,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. RHSHS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

Of the 63 students majoring in nursing at RHSHS, 6% are male and 94% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at RHSHS accumulate an average of around $27,725 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences

With a ranking of #6, Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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

Nursing majors at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing take out an average of $30,185 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Nursing at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing Report

With a ranking of #6, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

Nursing majors at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing take out an average of $27,016 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $31,490.

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#9

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

Citizens School of Nursing came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Citizens School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Kensington.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Citizens School of Nursing take out an average of $23,680 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in nursing at West Penn Hospital School of Nursing, 26% are male and 74% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at West Penn Hospital School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $23,726 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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