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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

10 Schools Ranked
$47,954 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

113 Total Awards
$16,414 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Hampshire - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 113 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
198 Total Awards
$16,625 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. This large public school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 198 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
502 Total Awards
$19,470 Average Tuition & Fees
$38,923 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 502 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $38,923 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Southern New Hampshire University Report

#3

Husson University

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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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15 Total Awards

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Saint Joseph’s Maine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

#7

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
18 Total Awards
$11,395 Average Tuition & Fees

Rivier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 18 students in 2021-2022.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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49 Total Awards
$25,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 49 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 41% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Elms College

Chicopee, Massachusetts
39 Total Awards
$17,021 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,052 Avg Student Debt

Elms College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 graduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $12,052 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#9

Emmanuel College Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
6 Total Awards

With a ranking of #9, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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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