Last year, 179,611 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Nurse Practitioner: Adult Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 15,311, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of 8,780. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (10,592) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,719) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,416 | 2,726 | 5,481 | 1,507 | 211 | - | 201 |
| 2 | University of California-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | 984 | - | 282 | 616 | 101 | - | - |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 14,309 | 8,186 | 4,644 | 1,488 | 15 | - | - |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,496 | 10,592 | 1,591 | 1,223 | - | - |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,780 | 5,470 | 1,683 | 286 | - | - |
| 6 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 7,775 | 4,688 | 1,778 | 1,186 | 516 | - | 1,506 |
| 7 | Rush UniversityChicago, IL | 944 | 49 | 432 | 443 | 23 | - | - |
| 8 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | 2,363 | 437 | 950 | 847 | 140 | - | - |
| 9 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,971 | 1,665 | 2,623 | 796 | 84 | - | - |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 6,848 | 2,128 | 3,551 | 1,014 | 953 | - | - |
| 11 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | 6,362 | 2,911 | 2,440 | 877 | 391 | - | 57 |
| - | Average | 179,611 | 3,424 | 3,465 | 1,095 | 332 | - | 558 |