2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota
16
Colleges
7,513
Bachelor's Degrees
$26,649
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Minnesota. In total, 7,513 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Minnesota. This means that of the 162,800 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Walden University has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 of Walden University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Capella University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The College of Saint Scholastica. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth. St. Scholastica also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at St. Scholastica is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. 751 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St Catherine University. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Kate's not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota list.
About 1.5% of St. Kate’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,150 students take at least one class online at St. Kate’s. 1,608 students are part time.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota ranking.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
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Winona State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Winona State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.
The student loan default rate at Rasmussen University - Minnesota is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,722 of Rasmussen University - Minnesota students are exclusively distance learners. 2,039 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bethel University Minnesota. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul. Bethel University Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,200 students at Bethel University Minnesota that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,265 part time students in attendance at Bethel University Minnesota.
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Our rankings recognize Augsburg University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. Augsburg not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Minnesota list.
The student loan default rate at Augsburg is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,289 students take at least one class online at Augsburg. There are roughly 490 part time students in attendance at Augsburg.
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