2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 862 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 410 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice 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 nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota doctor’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Minnesota

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 173 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 187 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$13,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Augsburg also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augsburg are $13,165, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Augsburg University

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 25 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400, 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%.

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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