2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. 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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region 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 $17,440 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
UF 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 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,834 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Augusta University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southeast Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Emory 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 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
UT Knoxville 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 36% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Samford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Samford does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Appalachian State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgia College & State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ole Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida International University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FIU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Kentucky landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UK. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #15, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Shenandoah 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 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of South Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list.
USA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte, 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, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #18 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of $16,691 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Wheeling University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Wheeling University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
East Carolina University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ECU. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UL Lafayette, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Miami landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $26,723 in loans while pursuing their degree.
U Miami 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
Auburn University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Auburn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgia Southern University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at GaSou, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Carolina - Columbia 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.
UofSC 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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