2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
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Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,840 |
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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