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2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 24,654 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Registered Nursing Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at South Dakota State

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 6 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMary, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 UMary are $17,861.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at University of Mary

#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Creighton University are $18,528.

Full Creighton University Registered Nursing Report

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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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