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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

9 Colleges
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Indiana.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Indiana is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

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Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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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 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 9 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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