2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Nursing 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 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 16 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in Minnesota
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for nursing students. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The excellent programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #6, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Metropolitan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Augsburg University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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 16 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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