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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

4 Schools Ranked
$30,061 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas 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:

744 Total Awards
$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees
$28,301 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 744 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from A-State accumulate an average of $28,301 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that A-State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
102 Total Awards
$6,924 Average Tuition & Fees
$42,177 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 102 graduate certificates to qualified students.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $42,177 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCA. During the 2020-2021 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
168 Total Awards
$6,862 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arkansas. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 168 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Henderson State University. During the 2020-2021 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
$13,047 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

One thing to take note of is that Harding does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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