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2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is the 308th most popular major in the country with 1,952 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult health nurse/nursing programs and cost less that 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree adult health nursing students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region

#1

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson College also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson College are $11,808, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Clarkson College

#2

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Winona State also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378.

Full Winona State Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#3

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the #3 spot on the list. Allen College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Allen College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 Allen College are $18,700.

Full Allen College Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 St Catherine University are $17,400.

Full St. Kate’s Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#5

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #5 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree adult health nursing students list, Grantham University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grantham University are $4,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grantham University Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

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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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