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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

11 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 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 2,207 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Missouri 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.

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

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Research College of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. Research College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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Missouri Western 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. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Cox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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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
Minnesota 5,809
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 11 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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