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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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 ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 2,207 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the best school in Missouri for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Missouri. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#5

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Research College of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Research College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 5,809
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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