2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
Lewis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, nursing majors at Case Western accumulate an average of around $20,683 in student debt.
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Rush University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,113 |
| Illinois | 6,634 |
| Ohio | 2,563 |
| Indiana | 1,819 |
| Wisconsin | 972 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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