2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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The Best 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 85 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best school in the Plains States Region for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Stephens does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
One thing to take note of is that SC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,815 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 85 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UST MN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Valley City State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,849 in student loans.
Valley City State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Northwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NWC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Minnesota State Mankato. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University Minnesota. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Crown College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Crown. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Ambrose University. In fact, around 15% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mizzou does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
St Catherine University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
St. Kate’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mount Marty. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Winona State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Winona State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Mayville State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Mayville State University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USD. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Midland University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Midland U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 26% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Hamline does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #23, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,400 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Moorhead does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that KU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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