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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Missouri. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 77 students majoring in nursing at Maryville U, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Missouri - St Louis

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 3 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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