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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

9 Schools Ranked

A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

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Our analysis found to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana.

#2

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
37 Total Awards
$10,607 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Indiana. USI is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USI. In 2020-2021 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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138 Total Awards
$10,098 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in Marion, Indiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 138 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

One thing to take note of is that IWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
304 Total Awards
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,086 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 304 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $25,086 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Purdue. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
64 Total Awards
$8,164 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 64 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Indiana State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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327 Total Awards
$10,538 Average Tuition & Fees
$55,876 Avg Student Debt

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school handed out 327 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $55,876 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at IUPUI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
818 Total Awards
$11,642 Average Tuition & Fees
$32,907 Avg Student Debt

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 818 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Ball State accumulate an average of $32,907 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ball State. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#8

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
16 Total Awards
$6,407 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.

Purdue Northwest does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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3 Total Awards

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

One thing to take note of is that University of St. Francis Fort Wayne does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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