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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

7 Schools Ranked
$31,086 Avg Student Debt

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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
$21,575 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Samford University the best school in Alabama for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Samford. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
$8,426 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

Online graduate courses are available at USA, 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 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Auburn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
$7,140 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Online graduate courses are available at UNA, 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, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Alabama.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

TROY does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
$11,686 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.

UAH 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 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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