2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Learn more about these popular schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1,713 students in 2021-2022.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $39,492 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Liberty University 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Virginia. Located in Winchester, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 100 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,594 in student loans. Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Shenandoah. During the 2020-2021 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Virginia. This large public school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 759 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $33,672 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at GMU, 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 2020-2021 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 419 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
University of Virginia 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school awarded 165 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $37,809 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. This large public school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 252 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Graduate Certificate recipients from VCU accumulate an average of $46,515 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at VCU. During the 2020-2021 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South University, Richmond landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $46,839 in student loans.
South University, Richmond does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 12% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Radford 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. Radford University is a medium-sized public school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 43 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Radford 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 2020-2021 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 29 students in 2021-2022.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Marymount. In 2020-2021 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, South University, Virginia Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. South University, Virginia Beach is a very small private for-profit school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Graduate Certificate recipients from South University, Virginia Beach accumulate an average of $46,839 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South University, Virginia Beach. During the 2020-2021 year, about 22% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Eastern Mennonite, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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