2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Research College of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit school 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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Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Missouri Western State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.
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Rockhurst University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 14,890 |
South Dakota | 1,022 |
North Dakota | 976 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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