Find Healthcare Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Northwest Technical College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . NTC is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Of the 77 students majoring in nursing at NTC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at NTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $32,265.

Read full report on Nursing at Northwest Technical College

#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Columbia College Missouri take out $31,440 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Nursing at Columbia College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Explore the most popular online 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

More Nursing Rankings in the Plains States Region

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 3 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.

Featured Schools

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S.