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2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 263 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 5 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

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#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Wichita State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

WSU also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

St. Scholastica not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Metro State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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