2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Of the 198 students majoring in nursing at UC, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Nursing majors at UC take out an average of $21,375 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large 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 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at Herzing University - Madison, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Ursuline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at Ursuline College, 2% are male and 98% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly 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.
Bradley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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.
University of St Francis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia | Evanston, IL |
| 12 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 13 | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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 27 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.
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