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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in critical care nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality critical care nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the critical care nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The critical care nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#2 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s critical care nursing degrees to qualified students.

Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Critical Care Nursing at Winona State

#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified masters’s critical care nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maryville U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Critical Care Nursing Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

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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