2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 5,809 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $8,756 per year.
Winona State also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Augsburg University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.
With a ranking of #7, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Scholastica is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Minnesota.
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With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Metro State are $10,237 a year.
Capella University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
St Catherine University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Kate’s is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Minnesota.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 2,207 |
Iowa | 462 |
Kansas | 311 |
Nebraska | 414 |
North Dakota | 100 |
South Dakota | 94 |
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Nursing Related Majors for 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 |
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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 11 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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