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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

9 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 4th in Indiana. In fact, 1,819 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in Indiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Nursing at Purdue University Global Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Indiana. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Nursing at University of Southern Indiana Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at Purdue, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Indiana State University Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Purdue University Northwest came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Purdue University Northwest Report

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,113
Illinois 6,634
Ohio 2,563
Wisconsin 972

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 9 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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