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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 57,106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Of the 69 students majoring in nursing at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of St Francis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at USI, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Lewis, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

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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 24 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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