2025 Best Nursing Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #57 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for nursing administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 135 doctor's degrees in nursing administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Nursing Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

The nursing administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing administration students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Administration in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing administration.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Administration

1

Winona State University
Winona, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing administration has to look into Winona State University. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing administration from Winona State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing administration has to take a look at University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing administration from University of Iowa

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

118 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing administration. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in nursing administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Nursing Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	148
Iowa	177	0
Nebraska	99	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Administration

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	927
Nurse Anesthetist	250
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	146
Nursing Science	119
Registered Nursing	34
Critical Care Nursing	25
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	22
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	14
School Nursing	13
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.