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Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,840 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

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 Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Cox College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

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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 5 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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