2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Out of the 44 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 142 students majoring in nursing at UMN Twin Cities, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Of the 97 students majoring in nursing at Creighton, 5% are male and 95% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Of the 96 students majoring in nursing at Missouri State, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 80 students majoring in nursing at KU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
Read full report on Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges 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 |
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 26 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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