2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Capella University 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 large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 80 students majoring in nursing at KU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
Winona State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at Nebraska Methodist College, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Washburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Pittsburg State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at Pitt State, 6% are male and 94% are female.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Nursing Related Majors
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 21 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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