2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 31,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
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. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 per year.
Mount Marty did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.
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. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 per year.
Out of the 57 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.
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. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
SMU MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southwest Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
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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