2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Capella University carry an average student debtload of $28,936.
Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CMU CGES carry an average student debtload of $29,850.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 204 students majoring in nursing at KU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from KU take out $23,714 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $28,153 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $177.
With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Washburn University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,487. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $187, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Bemidji State University take out $32,595 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
University of Central Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $27,578. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
With a ranking of #9, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
Of the 134 students majoring in nursing at FHSU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at FHSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,478.
Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 111 students majoring in nursing at UIU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from UIU take out $34,722 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| 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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Nursing Related Majors
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.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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