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2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 51 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $30-$48k. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 9 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary also took the #4 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $30-$48k list, Creighton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, 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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