2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
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” ranking looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Creighton also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
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. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #3 spot on the 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.
UMary also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 51 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.
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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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