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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,017 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our analysis found Frontier Nursing University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Hyden, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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