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2022 Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 263 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 31 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nursing science students whose families make more than $110k list, FHSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Science 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 Pittsburg State University are $19,320.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nursing science students whose families make more than $110k list, Iowa has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nursing science students whose families make more than $110k list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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