2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region .
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $34,734 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Georgetown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,227 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Gannon does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,548 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Drexel does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Duquesne University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Duquesne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,615 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that GWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NYU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DeSales University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
DeSales does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Villanova does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Monmouth University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Monmouth does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wagner College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Columbia accumulate an average of $33,131 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Columbia. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Molloy College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Molloy does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cedar Crest College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Cedar Crest does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Rochester landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Felician University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Felician, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adelphi. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of $30,169 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Rutgers New Brunswick does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $22,469 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Pitt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that SUNY Poly does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Pace University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #23, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Millersville does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list.
William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
D’Youville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at D’Youville College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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