2024 Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in adult health nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #190 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in adult health nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to adult health nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of adult health nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized adult health nurse/nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for adult health nurse/nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

The adult health nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in adult health nurse/nursing.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Adult Health Nursing

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in adult health nurse/nursing has to look into University of Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in adult health nurse/nursing from University of Iowa

2

Winona State University
Winona, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in adult health nurse/nursing needs to check out Winona State University. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in adult health nurse/nursing from Winona State University

Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best adult health nurse/nursing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	2
Iowa	177	8
Nebraska	99	1

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Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	705
Nurse Anesthetist	221
Nursing Science	156
Nursing Administration	151
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	131
Registered Nursing	83
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	13
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	13
School Nursing	11
Critical Care Nursing	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.