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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

The Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing

#1

Lutheran School of Nursing

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Lutheran School of Nursing to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Lutheran School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $22,982 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hawkeye Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Hawkeye Community College accumulate an average of around $21,463 in student debt.

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#3

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at IHCC accumulate an average of around $25,336 in student debt.

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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

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 4 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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