2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best 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. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best school in the Plains States Region for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Stephens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,815 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UST MN. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Valley City State University accumulate an average of $22,849 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Valley City State University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Northwestern College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NWC. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Minnesota State Mankato, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Maryville U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Crown College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Crown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at St. Ambrose University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
St Catherine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Iowa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #15, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Mount Marty, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list.
Winona State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #18, Mayville State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Mayville State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UMary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at USD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Midland University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Midland U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 26% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hamline University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Hamline does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,400 in student loans.
UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KU. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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