2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 352 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at UMKC, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Morningside College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Briar Cliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
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Clarkson College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
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Winona State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
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Explore the most popular online 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 |
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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 21 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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