2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.
The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school handed out 643 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Capella University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 98 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since St. Kate’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SMU MN. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Metro State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. 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.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Winona State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Augsburg, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking.
UMN Duluth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs.
St. Cloud State University 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
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*These averages are for the top 15 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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