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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

16 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 2,207 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the best school in Missouri for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#8

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox 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 #8 on the list. Cox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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#9

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

Research College of Nursing landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Research College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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