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

Ranked #8 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

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 Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 143 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing practice matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Missouri ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing practice students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing practice.

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

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

1

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

53 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - Kansas City is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kansas City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Missouri.

There were about 53 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Missouri - Kansas City

2

Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO

38 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Maryville University of Saint Louis if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Missouri.

There were about 38 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

29 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - St Louis is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Missouri.

There were about 29 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Missouri - St Louis

4

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice has to look into Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Missouri.

There were approximately 17 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Missouri State University - Springfield

5

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Missouri.

There were about 6 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

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Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	338
Iowa	184	21
Kansas	126	70
Nebraska	91	81
North Dakota	78	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist	74
Registered Nursing	57
Nursing Science	14
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	8
Critical Care Nursing	3
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	1
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical 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.