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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 5,809 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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