2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Minnesota

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 410 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The nursing practice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Minnesota ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality nursing practice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Minnesota

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for nursing practice students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

187 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Walden University. Walden University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Minnesota.

There were roughly 187 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Walden University

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

173 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Capella University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Minnesota.

There were roughly 173 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Capella University

3

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

St Catherine University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Minnesota.

There were about 25 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from St Catherine University

3

Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to check out Augsburg University. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Minnesota.

There were about 25 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Augsburg University

5

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Paul. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Bethel University Minnesota

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	184	21
Missouri	164	119
Kansas	126	70
Nebraska	91	81
North Dakota	78	3

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

Nursing Practice is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Science	122
Nursing Administration	120
Nurse Anesthetist	30
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	11
Critical Care Nursing	8
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	1

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.