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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

6 Schools Ranked
$26,713 Avg Student Debt

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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$12,681 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Flint the best school in Michigan for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UM Flint does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GVSU. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Detroit Mercy, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Oakland does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
$18,937 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Wayne State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Online graduate courses are available at Madonna, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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