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

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

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from UC take out $21,375 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 68 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.

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

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#6

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Ursuline College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston, IL
12 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
13 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN

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

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 27 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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