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

6 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Butler Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.

Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Butler CC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#2

Lutheran School of Nursing

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lutheran School of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Lutheran School of Nursing take out $22,982 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Nursing at Lutheran School of Nursing Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Hawkeye Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,463.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from IHCC carry an average student debt load of $25,336.

Full Nursing at Indian Hills Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Sisseton Wahpeton College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Sisseton Wahpeton College

#6

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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Nursing at Saint Louis University Report

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 6 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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