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Nursing Education
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Specialize Your Expertise with Online Post Master's Nursing Certificates
Whether you’re looking to advance in your current organization or switch paths into another area of specialization, Herzing’s online nursing certificate programs provide you a path forward to achieve your goals.
Program highlights
- CCNE accredited1
- Flexible online classes to support busy schedules
- Doctoral-prepared teaching faculty with extensive practical experience
- Master-prepared academic coaches to support student success
- Full-time and part-time options available
- Choose from multiple options for specialization
- Earn dual credit towards a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best online graduate nursing programs in 2025
Your clinical placement is our pledge.
We understand securing clinical placement as part of a post master's certificate nursing program is one of the biggest concerns students face. At Herzing, we offer guidance and support through our step-by-step Clinical Guidance Process to ensure you can get the clinical practice experiences you need.
As a Herzing student, we’ll encourage you to find your own preceptor and clinical sites as there are many benefits to doing so. However, we provide extensive support should you find difficulty along the way. With Herzing, you are never on your own.
Because of our strong relationships with healthcare providers across the U.S. and our comprehensive Clinical Guidance Process, we are confident in our ability to help you find clinical placement. So much so that if you are unable to find a clinical site on your own, we pledge to step in and help you secure clinical placement.*
* Subject to terms and conditions outlined in the enrollment documents.
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Expand Your Advance Practice Nursing Role
As an advance practice nurse, you know where your interests lie and where you want to go with your career. Earning one of our online nursing certificates can help you get there.
Admissions
Herzing's nursing certificate programs enroll six times per year and are available exclusively online in full-time and part-time options. To pursue a nursing post graduate certificate, prospective students must live in a state where Herzing University is authorized to offer the certificate program and must have earned a graduate degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Equivalent foreign credentials will also be considered.
The Student Experience at Herzing
With discipline, time management and dedication, you can always accomplish your goals -- never forget that!
Althea Brown
Nursing Student | Madison CampusThroughout this experience, I realized I was stronger than I thought I was. Through all the hardships, I persevered and conquered my dreams despite all the obstacles.
Ketha Franklin-Frost
Nursing Student | Online CampusI’m looking forward to starting work on my new career and applying what I’ve learned!
Ruth Sosa-Jimenez
Nursing Student | Online CampusThere are many opportunities in this field, and I am excited to be getting in on the ground floor!
Melinda Burgard
Nursing Student | Online Campus
Accreditation & Disclosures
1. The master's degree program in nursing and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Herzing University Madison are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Herzing University is approved to offer programs in an online learning modality through association with the main campus in Madison, Wisconsin.
Herzing University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
* BLS pay estimates calculate the median annual wage for various occupations. Per the BLS the median wage for an occupation is: "The wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount, and half earned less. Median wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey." Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2023. BLS median wage estimates do not represent entry-level wages and/or salaries. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geographic market in which you want to work, and degree level and field, will affect career outcomes, including starting salary and earnings as an experienced employee. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the median salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, promotion, particular wage or salary, or other career growth.
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