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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

10 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 ranked 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 7,345 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan 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.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Flint to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Wayne State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Michigan. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Michigan University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#7

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University 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 #7 on the list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

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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
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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