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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at Herzing University - Madison, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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University of St Francis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of Southern Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.

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University of Michigan - Flint came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at UM Flint, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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 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 24 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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