2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Critical Care Nursing is the 565th most popular major in the country with 583 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 134 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent critical care nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the critical care nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree critical care nursing students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s critical care nursing degrees to qualified students.

Winona State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Critical Care Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378.

Read more about Critical Care Nursing at Winona State

#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s critical care nursing students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Critical Care Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis

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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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