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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

7 Schools Ranked
$40,723 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online 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. This report analyzed 7 schools in Alabama to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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:

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
184 Total Awards
$8,624 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. This fairly large public school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 184 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 92% 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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#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
74 Total Awards

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Troy University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. This fairly large public school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 74 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.

Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
31 Total Awards
$21,921 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
65 Total Awards
$10,840 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 65 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
76 Total Awards
$7,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 76 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Herzing University - Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
$10,450 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,723 Avg Student Debt

Herzing University - Birmingham 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 #6 on the list.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of $40,723 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Birmingham are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#6

Spring Hill College

Mobile, Alabama
21 Total Awards

Spring Hill College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.

Spring Hill is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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