2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 71 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Walden University has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.
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Capella University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Capella University Report
The College of Saint Scholastica comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Scholastica also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. 751 students are part time.
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St Catherine University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul. St. Kate's also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at St. Kate’s is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,150 students take at least one class online at St. Kate’s. There are roughly 1,608 part time students in attendance at St. Kate’s.
Read full report on Nursing at St Catherine University
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Creighton University. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha. Creighton also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Creighton is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,359 part time students in attendance at Creighton.
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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at MNU is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. 218 students at MNU are exclusively online. 587 of MNU students are attending part time.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Maryville U also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.4% of Maryville U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,202 of Maryville U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,662 part time students in attendance at Maryville U.
Full Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report
Metropolitan State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Metropolitan State University Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Graceland University - Lamoni. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.
The student loan default rate at Graceland Lamoni is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 325 of Graceland Lamoni students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni Report
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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