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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 14,890 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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 9 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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