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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

5 Schools Ranked
$38,599 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
429 Total Awards
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees
$41,996 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 429 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Maryville U accumulate an average of $41,996 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
114 Total Awards
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the fairly large public school handed out 114 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
526 Total Awards
$11,794 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,716 Avg Student Debt

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Missouri. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school awarded 526 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,716 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Cox College

Springfield, Missouri
3 Total Awards
$14,383 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cox College is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Cox College Report

#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
13 Total Awards
$17,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rockhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 13 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.

Around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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