2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.
The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
Out of the 44 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Women make up 65% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Of the 56 students majoring in nursing at Mizzou, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in nursing at UMKC, 19% are male and 81% are female.
With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 26 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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