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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
951 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Practice 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 16,802 people earned their degree in family practice nurse/nursing, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,204 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 951 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family practice nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family practice nurse/nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family practice nurse/nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Practice 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 family practice nursing students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Yankton, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Marty also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Marty University are $8,175, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family practice nursing degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson College are $11,808, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 406 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’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 Maryville U are $15,696.

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#4

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 35 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Morningside not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside College are $5,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Allen College is a small school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 29 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Allen College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family Practice 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.

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#6

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Briar Cliff University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Briar Cliff is a small school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 21 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Briar Cliff, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Briar Cliff are $10,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Rockhurst University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rockhurst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst are $16,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Graceland University - Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 188 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Graceland Lamoni did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Graceland University - Lamoni are $17,647, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 47 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Cox College

Springfield, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Cox College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 40 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Cox College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cox College are $12,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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