2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 198 students majoring in nursing at UC, 12% are male and 88% are female.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,375.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.
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Ursuline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike.
Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at Ursuline College, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Bradley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. 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.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | School Removed | |
| 12 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 13 | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools 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 |
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 27 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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