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Colleges offering certificates in Registered Nursing

236 U.S. colleges and universities offer Registered Nursing at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 236 Associate 1,151 Bachelor 1,218 Master 333 PhD 42 Professional 36

Most schools offering it: California (165), Texas (123), Ohio (118), New York (111), Florida (102), Pennsylvania (92)

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Showing 97–120 of 236 schools

GSU
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Registered Nursing
Certificate · Fully online

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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ELA
Public

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
33,677
Retention
65%
Programs
99
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CU
Private for-profit

Registered Nursing
Certificate · Fully online

Students
32,944
Retention
73%
Programs
12
Awards 2024-25
12,465
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FAU
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
31,607
Retention
84%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
9,284
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Registered Nursing
Certificate · Fully online

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GSU
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
27,423
Retention
78%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
5,746
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OUC
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate · Online option

Students
26,323
Retention
84%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
7,864
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

National University

San Diego, CA

Registered Nursing
Certificate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
22,115
Retention
53%
Programs
100
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GVS
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Students
22,011
Retention
76%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
5,542
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FRC
Public

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
21,970
Retention
100%
Programs
112
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RCC
Public

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Registered Nursing
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
21,730
Retention
70%
Programs
114
CampusHybrid
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