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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

6 Schools Ranked
$43,820 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
633 Total Awards
$49,705 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 633 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $49,705 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

Capella 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.

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#3

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
55 Total Awards
$9,094 Average Tuition & Fees
$31,617 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 55 graduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $31,617 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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50 Total Awards
$11,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is a small public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 50 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

275 Total Awards
$9,648 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the fairly large public school handed out 275 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#5

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
35 Total Awards
$10,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 35 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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