2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Winona State. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Minnesota State Mankato, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. This large private for-profit school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 191 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Walden University are $10,092 a year.
Walden University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Walden University also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Augsburg University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Augsburg does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
Augsburg also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University Minnesota. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.
One thing to take note of is that St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
St. Scholastica did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Metro State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 171 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #9, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 142 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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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