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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of nursing science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in nursing science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing science.

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

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

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

1

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Missouri - Kansas City if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science. UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Missouri. More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Missouri - Kansas City

2

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 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 science. UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Missouri. More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Missouri - St Louis

 

Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	69
Iowa	184	2
Kansas	126	38
Nebraska	91	3
South Dakota	54	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Science

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	143
Nurse Anesthetist	74
Registered Nursing	57
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).
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