2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 583 people earned their degree in critical care nursing, making the major the 565th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 134 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in critical care nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great critical care 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 critical care 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 Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree critical care nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 8 doctorate’s critical care nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Critical Care 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 Winona State University are $12,378.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s critical care nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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