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

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Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 55,295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing 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 the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Out of the 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at Herzing University - Madison, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Ursuline College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in nursing at Ursuline College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #9, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

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University of St Francis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at University of Saint Francis, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston, IL
12 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
13 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges 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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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