2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
Concordia University, Wisconsin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Herzing University - Madison are $11,680 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Herzing University - Madison is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of St Francis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
University of Saint Francis also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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With a ranking of #7, Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.
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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University Global came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
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Lewis University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.
Lewis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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