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

4 Schools Ranked
$104,456 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online 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 4 schools in Minnesota to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
1,324 Total Awards
$103,660 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,324 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $103,660 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
52 Total Awards
$9,094 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,979 Avg Student Debt

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Winona State accumulate an average of $40,979 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
$4,726 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Rasmussen University - Minnesota. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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