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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

5 Schools Ranked
$40,641 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
1,039 Total Awards
$62,962 Average Tuition & Fees
$41,701 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,039 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $41,701 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

Johns Hopkins 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 2020-2021 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Johns Hopkins University Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
130 Total Awards
$17,453 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

UMB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
2 Total Awards
$10,836 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, the medium-sized public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bowie State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Coppin State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Maryland.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Coppin does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, Maryland
54 Total Awards
$12,279 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 54 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NDMU. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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