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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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 the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 5,809 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the most popular school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Scholastica is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
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 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.

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