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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

11 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 Missouri. In total, 6,840 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Missouri.

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. Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

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 city of Kansas City.

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

Full Nursing at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

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 large city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in nursing at Goldfarb School of Nursing, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #7, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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 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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