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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,733 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 Kentucky. In total, 6,395 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Kentucky

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

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

Our analysis found Eastern Kentucky University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $10,200 per year.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Frontier Nursing University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Frontier Nursing University are $20,780 per year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $10,284 per year.

NKU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.

WKU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville 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 large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofL are $13,725 a year.

UofL also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
West Virginia 1,771
Georgia 7,112
North Carolina 7,425
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

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 6 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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