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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

4 Schools Ranked
$16,629 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
18 Total Awards
$18,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Husson University the best school in Maine for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Husson does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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15 Total Awards

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is located in Standish, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Since the graduate programs at Saint Joseph’s Maine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
132 Total Awards
$10,104 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 132 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMaine. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#4

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
118 Total Awards
$8,982 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school awarded 118 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

University of Southern Maine 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 2020-2021 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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