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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 7,345 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Flint the best value school in Michigan for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madonna University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 per year.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Detroit Mercy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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