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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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 college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Wisconsin also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Herzing University - Madison are $11,680 a year.
Herzing University - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in the Great Lakes Region .
Chamberlain University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lewis also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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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