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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Kentucky with 6,395 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Kentucky 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Frontier Nursing University

Versailles, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky 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 Versailles.

Of the 112 students majoring in nursing at Frontier Nursing University, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in nursing at NKU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at WKU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #6, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 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 7 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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