2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Featured schools near , edit
Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 764 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 36 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 352 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 220 students in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, A T Still University of Health Sciences is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 36 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Washburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 54 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Graceland Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Graceland Lamoni are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 121 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Winona State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school handed out 27 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. St Catherine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Morningside College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Morningside are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Clarkson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Briar Cliff University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Kansas State University is a large public school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Stephens College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Stephens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. This large public school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,400 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Nebraska Methodist College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Nebraska Methodist College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Cox College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Cox College. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Narrow Schools by State
View Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools Nationwide >
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
Featured Schools
![]() |
Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs. Learn More > |