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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Missouri with 6,840 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular school in Missouri for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Research College of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri Western State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966

Nursing Focus Areas

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 11 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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