2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 14,890 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 57% of the nursing majors at the school.
Metropolitan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Metro State, 18% are male and 82% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.
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Bethel University Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
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Winona State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
About 64% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 36% are male.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Iowa | 2,966 |
Missouri | 6,840 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
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
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 15 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.
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