2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at Herzing University - Madison, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.
University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
University of Michigan - Flint came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at UM Flint, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
Rush University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Nursing Related Majors
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 24 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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