2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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The Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Newman University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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 suburb of Saint Louis.
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.
Augsburg University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Maryville University of Saint Louis 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 #8 on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
With a ranking of #9, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Allen College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waterloo.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 2,207 |
| Minnesota | 5,809 |
| Iowa | 462 |
| Kansas | 311 |
| Nebraska | 414 |
| North Dakota | 100 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
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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