2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 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 has developed its “Best Value Adult Health 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.

In 2019-2020, 1,952 people earned their degree in adult health nurse/nursing, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 106 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult health nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult health nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Winona State Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/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 Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k)

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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