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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

5 Schools Ranked
$20,031 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Winona State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$11,052 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

Online graduate courses are available at MSU Moorhead, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

The College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth, Minnesota
$15,502 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Online graduate courses are available at St. Scholastica, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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