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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,339 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 402 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than 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 nursing practice program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 378 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nursing Practice 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 Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Capella University

#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$17,861 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

UMary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice 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 University of Mary are $17,861.

Read more about Nursing Practice at UMary

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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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