2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best value school in the Plains States Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
Mount Marty graduate students pay an average of $9,650 in tuition and fees each year.
Mount Marty did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Newman University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Newman University are $8,484 per year.
Newman University also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Out of the 57 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWU are $7,580 a year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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