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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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 analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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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 medium-sized 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

Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small 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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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.

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