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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

4 Schools Ranked
$24,578 Avg Student Debt

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
$26,095 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Massachusetts.

Northeastern 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 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Northeastern University Report

#3

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Endicott College Report

#4

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
$18,938 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

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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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