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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,405 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Indiana with 7,922 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Indiana 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Northwest the best value school in Indiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $6,303 per year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Indiana.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $9,530 per year.

Purdue University Global not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

USI graduate students pay an average of $10,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USI also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana rankings.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 8 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

IUPUI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 21,938
Ohio 13,973
Michigan 7,345
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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