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Nursing Schools Offering Certificates

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Certificates of practical nursing, nursing sciences, and clinical nursing and 9 more majors are offered by 1,535 nursing schools in all 50 states. The most nursing schools offering certificates are in California (124 schools), Florida (101 schools), and Pennsylvania (89 schools).

The best nursing certificate programs in the United States are offered by Duke University. That school offers an excellent nursing certificate program - five-star rating for curriculum and four stars for teaching.

The best fifty nursing schools awarding certificates are below. To learn about all nursing colleges offering certificates, narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 nursing certificate programs:

Duke University - Nursing School Ranking
1. Duke University

Durham, NC, 15 certificate programs

Yale University - Nursing School Ranking
2. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 2 certificate programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Nursing School Ranking
3. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 2 certificate programs

University of Pennsylvania - Nursing School Ranking
4. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 3 certificate programs

Johns Hopkins University - Nursing School Ranking
5. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 3 certificate programs

Vanderbilt University - Nursing School Ranking
6. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 11 certificate programs

Emory University - Nursing School Ranking
7. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 11 certificate programs

Georgetown University - Nursing School Ranking
8. Georgetown University

Washington, DC, 2 certificate programs

New York University - Nursing School Ranking
9. New York University

New York City, NY, 6 certificate programs

Northeastern University - Nursing School Ranking
10. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 2 certificate programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Nursing School Ranking
11. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 1 certificate program

University of Virginia - Nursing School Ranking
12. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 8 certificate programs

Boston College - Nursing School Ranking
13. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 1 certificate program

Villanova University - Nursing School Ranking
14. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 3 certificate programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Nursing School Ranking
15. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 1 certificate program

University of Miami - Nursing School Ranking
16. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 3 certificate programs

Case Western Reserve University - Nursing School Ranking
17. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 16 certificate programs

University of Florida - Nursing School Ranking
18. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 3 certificate programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Nursing School Ranking
19. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 2 certificate programs

University of Rochester - Nursing School Ranking
20. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 8 certificate programs

George Washington University - Nursing School Ranking
21. George Washington University

Washington, DC, 6 certificate programs

Binghamton University - Nursing School Ranking
22. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 5 certificate programs

University of Pittsburgh - Nursing School Ranking
23. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 6 certificate programs

Texas A & M University College Station - Nursing School Ranking
24. Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX, 2 certificate programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Nursing School Ranking
25. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 3 certificate programs

Clemson University - Nursing School Ranking
26. Clemson University

Clemson, SC, 1 certificate program

California State University Long Beach - Nursing School Ranking
27. California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA, 2 certificate programs

Ohio State University - Nursing School Ranking
28. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 2 certificate programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Nursing School Ranking
29. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 2 certificate programs

Texas Christian University - Nursing School Ranking
30. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX, 2 certificate programs

University of Connecticut - Nursing School Ranking
31. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 8 certificate programs

Stony Brook University - Nursing School Ranking
32. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 9 certificate programs

Auburn University - Nursing School Ranking
33. Auburn University

Auburn, AL, 1 certificate program

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Nursing School Ranking
34. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 2 certificate programs

Purdue University - Nursing School Ranking
35. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 4 certificate programs

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences - Nursing School Ranking
36. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA, 4 certificate programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Nursing School Ranking
37. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 2 certificate programs

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science - Nursing School Ranking
38. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA, 2 certificate programs

Drexel University - Nursing School Ranking
39. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 6 certificate programs

Molloy College - Nursing School Ranking
40. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 9 certificate programs

Marquette University - Nursing School Ranking
41. Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI, 8 certificate programs

University of Central Florida - Nursing School Ranking
42. University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL, 2 certificate programs

The University of Tennessee Knoxville - Nursing School Ranking
43. The University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN, 5 certificate programs

Florida International University - Nursing School Ranking
44. Florida International University

Miami, FL, 3 certificate programs

Saint Louis University - Nursing School Ranking
45. Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO, 4 certificate programs

Creighton University - Nursing School Ranking
46. Creighton University

Omaha, NE, 7 certificate programs

University of South Carolina Columbia - Nursing School Ranking
47. University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC, 3 certificate programs

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - Nursing School Ranking
48. The University of Texas Health Science Center

San Antonio, TX, 5 certificate programs

Union University - Nursing School Ranking
49. Union University

Jackson, TN, 7 certificate programs

Michigan State University - Nursing School Ranking
50. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 1 certificate program

Nursing certificates by state:

Schools by State30 Nursing Certificate Schools in Alabama22 Nursing Certificate Schools in Arizona30 Nursing Certificate Schools in Arkansas124 Nursing Certificate Schools in California18 Nursing Certificate Schools in Colorado16 Nursing Certificate Schools in Connecticut3 Nursing Certificate Schools in Delaware101 Nursing Certificate Schools in Florida36 Nursing Certificate Schools in Georgia8 Nursing Certificate Schools in Idaho61 Nursing Certificate Schools in Illinois13 Nursing Certificate Schools in Indiana22 Nursing Certificate Schools in Iowa26 Nursing Certificate Schools in Kansas24 Nursing Certificate Schools in Kentucky28 Nursing Certificate Schools in Louisiana6 Nursing Certificate Schools in Maine20 Nursing Certificate Schools in Maryland40 Nursing Certificate Schools in Massachusetts42 Nursing Certificate Schools in Michigan32 Nursing Certificate Schools in Minnesota19 Nursing Certificate Schools in Mississippi41 Nursing Certificate Schools in Missouri6 Nursing Certificate Schools in Montana13 Nursing Certificate Schools in Nebraska5 Nursing Certificate Schools in Nevada6 Nursing Certificate Schools in New Hampshire36 Nursing Certificate Schools in New Jersey18 Nursing Certificate Schools in New Mexico81 Nursing Certificate Schools in New York53 Nursing Certificate Schools in North Carolina7 Nursing Certificate Schools in North Dakota84 Nursing Certificate Schools in Ohio33 Nursing Certificate Schools in Oklahoma12 Nursing Certificate Schools in Oregon89 Nursing Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania4 Nursing Certificate Schools in Rhode Island21 Nursing Certificate Schools in South Carolina9 Nursing Certificate Schools in South Dakota45 Nursing Certificate Schools in Tennessee86 Nursing Certificate Schools in Texas13 Nursing Certificate Schools in Utah2 Nursing Certificate Schools in Vermont41 Nursing Certificate Schools in Virginia22 Nursing Certificate Schools in Washington5 Nursing Certificate Schools in District of Columbia26 Nursing Certificate Schools in West Virginia22 Nursing Certificate Schools in Wisconsin5 Nursing Certificate Schools in Wyoming


Nursing certificates by major:

Registered Nursing: 274 schools
Practical Nursing: 1,065 schools
Nursing Administration: 121 schools
Nursing Sciences: 163 schools
Clinical Nursing: 107 schools
Surgical and Anesthesiology: 23 schools
Psychiatric Nursing: 135 schools
Geriatric Nursing: 40 schools
Family Practice: 229 schools
Maternal and Neonatal: 35 schools
Pediatric Nursing: 38 schools
Nursing Assistance: 99 schools

Other nursing diplomas:

Associate's Degrees: 1,179 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,176 schools
Master's Degrees: 682 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 436 schools

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