2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Out of the 44 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Women make up 65% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Of the 56 students majoring in nursing at Mizzou, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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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With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school 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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Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 26 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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