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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

11 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 Missouri with 6,840 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#5

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Research College of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Missouri Western State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #7, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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