Nursing Practice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 309 degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.
The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing practice degree levels they offer.
Maryville University of Saint Louis is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in nursing practice. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #319 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Maryville U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing practice. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were about 6 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.
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It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 39 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a good choice for students interested in a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 20 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 42 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This college ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 104 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent data year.
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).
The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
