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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Michigan with 7,345 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Flint the best value school in Michigan for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Michigan - Flint

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

GVSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Full Nursing at Grand Valley State University Report

#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 per year.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

Wayne State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Nursing at Wayne State University

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Oakland University

University of Detroit Mercy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

Detroit Mercy did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Full Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 21,938
Ohio 13,973
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

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 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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