2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Indiana. In total, 7,922 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Indiana.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found Purdue University Northwest to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $6,303 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $9,530 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.
USI graduate students pay an average of $10,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.
Ball State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 7,345 |
Ohio | 13,973 |
Illinois | 21,938 |
Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 schools only.
- 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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