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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,405 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Indiana. In total, 7,922 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Indiana.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Northwest the best value school in Indiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $6,303 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue Northwest not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.

Full Nursing at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue University Global are $9,530 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue University Global is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Indiana.

Full Nursing at Purdue University Global Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Indiana. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USI are $10,384 per year.

USI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.

Ball State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IWU are $10,440 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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