2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Morningside College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Morningside. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Marty University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Yankton, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Mount Marty, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mount Marty did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Winona State is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Winona State. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Graceland Lamoni graduate students pay an average of $11,187 in tuition and fees each year.
Graceland Lamoni is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Briar Cliff University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Briar Cliff are $10,530 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 352 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Maryville U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Maryville U also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Walden University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Walden University are $10,092 per year.
Walden University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #9, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UND not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. St. Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
MNU graduate students pay an average of $13,024 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at MNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
South Dakota State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 8 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Capella University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #14, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Creighton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Kansas landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
KU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Louis University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at SLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Washburn University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 31 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Washburn University graduate students pay an average of $19,316 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Washburn University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Clarke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Clarke graduate students pay an average of $14,147 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Clarke. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UMKC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Iowa does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMSL. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- 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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