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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan 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.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

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

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Michigan. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 place 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.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Wayne State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

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Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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