2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 643 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Of the 81 students majoring in nursing at St. Kate's, 6% are male and 94% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 43% are male.
Metropolitan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at MSU Moorhead, 5% are male and 95% are female.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
With a ranking of #10, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Winona State, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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 |
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 15 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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