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2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 24,654 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Creighton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #1 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, 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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