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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 115 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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 moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at University of Saint Francis, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Flint came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Rush University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 24 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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