2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Minnesota with 14,890 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augsburg University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
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St Catherine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing Focus Areas
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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