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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

21 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in nursing at UMKC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#10

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Pittsburg State University Report

Explore the most popular online nursing colleges 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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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 21 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.

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