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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Indiana. In total, 7,922 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Indiana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in Indiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Nursing at Purdue University Global Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at Indiana State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Nursing at Indiana State University Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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Purdue University Northwest landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

Full Nursing at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Wisconsin 5,410

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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