2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,952 people earned their degree in adult health nurse/nursing, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 106 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult health nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult health nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State University are $12,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 30 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Kate’s, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$11,808 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult health nursing degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson College are $11,808.

Full Clarkson College Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#4

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas

#5 in overall quality

$4,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Grantham University is located in Lenexa, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Grantham University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grantham University are $4,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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