2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winona State are $8,756 a year.
Winona State also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 4 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Bethel University Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.
Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
Augsburg University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.
Augsburg also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Metropolitan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 12 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).
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