2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at Iowa, 24% are male and 76% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Briar Cliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Morningside, 25% are male and 75% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Clarkson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Winona State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 2,207 |
| Minnesota | 5,809 |
| Iowa | 462 |
| Kansas | 311 |
| Nebraska | 414 |
| North Dakota | 100 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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).
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