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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota 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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Capella University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 142 students majoring in nursing at UMN Twin Cities, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Nursing at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at St. Kate's, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at St Catherine University

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Full Nursing at Winona State University Report

#8

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan State University 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 #9 on the list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 #10 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Read full report on Nursing at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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