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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

21 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 352 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at UMKC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#7

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

Briar Cliff 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 #7 on the list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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#7

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#9

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State 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 #10 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976

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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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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 21 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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