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Nursing Certificates

Graduate and post-master's certificates, such as post-master's nurse practitioner certificates.

Schools are listed when they reported Certificates-level nursing awards to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) or when we verified a Certificates program on their own website.

Data last reviewed: October 6, 2026

Sources: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) / CCNE directory / ACEN directory / official school websites

Listing does not certify educational quality or guarantee licensure eligibility. Verify details with the school before applying.

316 schools · 3 verified program profiles match your filters · page 3 of 16

Listed alphabetically. Inclusion is editorial selection, not a ranking — see our methodology. How schools are selected

Schools (316)

Schools
SchoolLocationOwnershipNursing awards / programsAccreditation
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NYPrivate nonprofitMSN, Post-Master's, DNP, PhDCCNE
Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, WIPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, MSN-FNP, Post-Master's-FNP, DNP, DNP-FNPCCNE
Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MDPublicBSN, MSN-Public Health, Post-Master's, DNPCCNE
Cox CollegeSpringfield, MOPrivate nonprofitADN, BSN, MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, Post-Master's-PMHNPCCNE, ACEN
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NEPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN-Leadership, Post-Master's, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP, DNP-FNP, DNP-Leadership, DNP-PMHNPCCNE
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NYPublicBSN, MSN, MSN-Leadership, MSN-PMHNP, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP, DNP-FNP—
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NYPublicBSN, MSN-FNP, Post-Master's-FNP, PhD-FNP—
D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NYPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, MSN-FNP, MSN-Leadership, MSN-PMHNP, Post-Master's-FNP, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP-FNPCCNE
Daemen UniversityAmherst, NYPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, Post-Master'sACEN (candidate)
Delta State UniversityCleveland, MSPublicBSN, MSN, Post-Master's-FNP, DNPCCNE
DePaul UniversityChicago, ILPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, Post-Master's, Post-Master's-FNP, DNPCCNE
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAPrivate nonprofitBSN, ABSN, RN-BSN, MSN, MSN-CRNA, MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, Grad Cert, Post-Master's, DNP, MSN-DNPCCNE
Duke UniversityDurham, NCPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, MSN-FNP, MSN-Leadership, MSN-PMHNP, MSN-WHNP, Direct-Entry MSN, Grad Cert, Grad Cert-FNP, Grad Cert-Leadership, Grad Cert-WHNP, Post-Master's, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP, DNP-CRNA, DNP-FNP, DNP-PMHNP, DNP-WHNP, BSN-DNP, Doctorate-CRNA, PhDCCNE, COA
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PAPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, MSN-FNP, MSN-Leadership, MSN-PMHNP, Post-Master's, Post-Master's-FNP, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP, DNP-Leadership, PhDCCNE
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NCPublicBSN, ABSN, RN-BSN, MSN, MSN-CNM, MSN-PMHNP, Grad Cert-Public Health, Post-Master's, Post-Master's-CNM, Post-Master's-CNS, Post-Master's-Leadership, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNP, DNP-CRNA, BSN-DNP, PhDCCNE, COA, ACME
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNPublicBSN, ABSN, LPN-BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, Grad Cert-PMHNP, DNP-AGPCNP, DNP-FNP, DNP-Leadership, DNP-PMHNP, BSN-DNP, MSN-DNP, PhDCCNE
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYPublicADN, BSN, MSN, Post-Master's-FNP, Post-Master's-PMHNP, DNPCCNE, ACEN
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VAPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN-Leadership, Grad Cert, DNPCCNE
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN, MSN-CNM, MSN-FNP, MSN-WHNP, Direct-Entry MSN, Post-Master's, DNP, DNP-AGACNP, DNP-FNP, DNP-PMHNP, DNP-PNP-PC, DNP-WHNP, BSN-DNP, MSN-DNP, Doctorate-CRNA, PhDCCNE
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MAPrivate nonprofitBSN, MSN-Leadership, Post-Master's-FNP, PhDCCNE, ACEN

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