2023 Best Value Nursing Master'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.
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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Minnesota 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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 per year.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 63 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SMU MN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU MN is ranked #1 for overall quality in Minnesota.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 11 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Minnesota State Mankato. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #5 for overall quality in Minnesota.
Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Walden University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This large private for-profit school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4,104 master’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.
Since the graduate programs at Walden University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
With a ranking of #7, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Augsburg University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 8 master’s degrees 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 made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that MSU Moorhead does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Metro State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 643 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
St Catherine University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 per year.
St. Kate’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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 ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 98 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 12 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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