2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 2,207 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular school in Missouri for nursing students. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Missouri ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Rockhurst University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Missouri ranking. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
With a ranking of #10, Cox College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Cox College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 Majors Related to Nursing
| 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 20 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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