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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Minnesota with 14,890 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Winona State also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Nursing at Winona State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Minnesota. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate students pay an average of $22,716 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Scholastica is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

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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