2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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The Best Master'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 111 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UST MN. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
WUSTL does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mount Marty University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Mount Marty does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Drake. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Plains States Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NWC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augustana University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Augustana Sioux Falls does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UMN Twin Cities, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Stephens College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Stephens does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
One thing to take note of is that UNI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Creighton does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bethel University Minnesota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University Minnesota. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Mary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northern State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Iowa State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loras College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Loras does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that South Dakota State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Winona State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #21, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Augsburg. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMary. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Buena Vista University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at BVU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Dakota came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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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