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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Pennsylvania. In total, 11,477 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Pennsylvania.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Pennsylvania 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 analysis found UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Reading, RHSHS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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.

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Out of the 17 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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Out of the 17 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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#7

Citizens School of Nursing

New Kensington, PA

With a ranking of #7, Citizens School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of New Kensington, Citizens School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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.

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Washington Hospital School of Nursing landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Washington, Washington Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Washington Hospital School of Nursing take out $27,699 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Johnstown, Memorial Medical Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at Memorial Medical Center, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Memorial Medical Center accumulate an average of around $26,770 in student debt.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Nursing Focus Areas

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 17 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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