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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

5 Schools Ranked

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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the best school in Missouri for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
$11,745 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMKC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
$22,614 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Missouri.

UMSL 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 fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$6,858 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Missouri State 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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