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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

5 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 3,199 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Capella University carry an average student debtload of $28,936.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 156 students majoring in nursing at Bemidji State University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Bemidji State University take out $32,595 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Southwest Minnesota State University take out an average of $32,041 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at MSU Moorhead take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,360.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

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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 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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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