2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Butler Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of El Dorado.
Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Butler CC, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lutheran School of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Lutheran School of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $22,982.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Hawkeye Community College accumulate an average of around $21,463 in student debt.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Indian Hills Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Plains States Region . IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.
Nursing majors at IHCC take out an average of $25,336 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public college with a small student population.
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Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 14,890 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Missouri | 6,840 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
South Dakota | 1,022 |
North Dakota | 976 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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.