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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 352 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at UMKC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Missouri - Kansas City

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Winona State 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 #8 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Full Nursing at Winona State University Report

#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at SLU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

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 28 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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