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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Our 2023 rankings named Augsburg University the best school in Minnesota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Augsburg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Winona State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

The College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth, Minnesota
$15,502 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Scholastica. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$9,308 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Minnesota State Mankato does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
$17,760 Average Tuition & Fees

St Catherine University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.

St. Kate’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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 #7 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
$19,494 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Since the graduate programs at Capella University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#10

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
$10,237 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

One thing to take note of is that Metro State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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