2024 Best Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in critical care nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #214 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 master's degrees in critical care nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to critical care nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of critical care nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized critical care nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for critical care nursing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Critical Care Nursing in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in critical care nursing.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Critical Care Nursing

1

Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Maryville University of Saint Louis if you want to pursue a master's degree in critical care nursing. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Maryville University of Saint Louis

2

Allen College
Waterloo, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Allen College is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in critical care nursing. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Allen College

2

Winona State University
Winona, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Winona State University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in critical care nursing. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Winona.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Winona State University

Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best critical care nursing schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	106
Minnesota	355	6
Iowa	298	10

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Critical Care Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Critical Care Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Critical Care Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	4,845
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	862
Nursing Administration	615
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	174
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	156
Nurse Anesthetist	105
Clinical Nurse Leader	101
School Nursing	77
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	74
Nursing Science	63

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.