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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Minnesota

7 Colleges
$74,232 Avg Salary
$31,893 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent online programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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The excellent online programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

More Nursing Rankings in Minnesota

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 7 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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