2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
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Out of the 57 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Clarkson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
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Augsburg University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Allen College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,840 |
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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