Nursing Schools in Missouri
There are 84 nursing schools in Missouri. This year, we evaluated 51 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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State Fair Community College
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State Fair Community College (SFCC) is located in Sedalia, Missouri. SFCC was established back in 1966 and it currently serves a little under 5,000 students. This is a two-year institution that also has several extended campus locations in the area. The school offers students many academic ... Programs offered
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Crowder College
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Crowder College is located in Neosho, Missouri. This two-year community college was established back in 1963 and it serves more than 5,500 students. The school has become famous due to its dedication to developing solar technologies. Crowder has received many honors for the work that has been ... Programs offered
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Jefferson College
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Jefferson College (JC) is located in Hillsboro, Missouri. Jefferson is a community college that was established in 1963. This school serves more than 5,000 students currently. Students will be able to many associate degree programs that will allow them to work toward potentially lucrative ... Programs offered
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Ozarks Technical Community College
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Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is located in Springfield, Missouri. This school was established back in 1990 and has proven to be a great source of educational opportunities for students in the area. It offers a large number of one-year certificate courses, as well as many two-year ... Programs offered
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Moberly Area Community College
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Moberly Area Community College (MACC) is located in Moberly, Missouri. MACC was established back in 1927 and it currently serves over 5,000 students. The school also has many satellite campuses, making it a very accessible option for many students. MACC is well known as a school that offers its ... Programs offered
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Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
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East Central College
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East Central College (ECC) is located in Union, Missouri. ECC was established in 1968 and it currently serves over 3,000 students. The school is completely accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ECC has many transfer options ... Programs offered
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Missouri State University-West Plains
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Missouri State University-West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri. This public two-year university is a separately accredited campus of Missouri State University. It was established back in 1963 and has an open enrollment policy that allows any student to seek educational opportunities. ... Programs offered
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Saint Louis Community College
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North Central Missouri College
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North Central Missouri College is located in Trenton, Missouri. This public community college was established back in 1925. It has continued to grow and change over the years to better meet the academic needs of all of the students in the area. Currently, this school serves just under 1,500 ... Programs offered
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Missouri Southern State University
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Three Rivers College
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University of Missouri-St Louis
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The University of Missouri-St Louis (UMSL) is a public research institution in Saint Louis and part of the University of Missouri System. It was established in 1963 after merging several schools with the University of Kansas City. Some of the first classes were taught in a laundromat. The ... Programs offered
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Lincoln University
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Missouri Western State University
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Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
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Truman State University
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College of the Ozarks
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University of Central Missouri
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Missouri State University-Springfield
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University of Missouri-Kansas City
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is part of the University of Missouri System, along with four other campuses. The Kansas City campus offers both undergraduate and graduate-level degree-earning programs. It was established in 1933 and is built on 40 acres of land. However, the ... Programs offered
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Park University
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Cox College
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Cox College is a private college in Springfield, Missouri with undergraduate and graduate-level degree programs in the fields of nursing and other health sciences, such as medical assisting and occupational therapy. The history of the college began in 1907 with the founding of Burge Deaconess ... Programs offered
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) is a public institution in Columbia, Missouri, serving nearly 16,000 students each year. It was founded in 1839 and is the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System, which includes five campuses throughout the state. MU is one of the top ... Programs offered
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Hannibal-LaGrange University
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Avila University
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Texas County Technical College
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Columbia College
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Missouri Valley College
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Maryville University of Saint Louis
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Saint Louis University
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Saint Louis University is a private Roman Catholic university in Saint Louis, Missouri. The university was founded in 1818 as the Saint Louis Academy, making it the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is a member of the 28-institution Association of Jesuit Colleges and ... Programs offered
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Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Concorde Career College-Kansas City
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Nevada Regional Technical Center
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Nevada Regional Technical Center (NRTC) is located in Nevada, Missouri. This institution offers students the opportunity to learn many skills that will directly translate into a successful career. NRTC has a number of different programs that are all career focused. The school has been serving ... Programs offered
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Rolla Technical Institute/Center
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Rolla Technical Institute/Center (RTI/C) is located in Rolla, Missouri. The goal of RTI/C is to provide students with a seamless school-to-work experience. The school offers many different courses that are designed to provide students with the technical skills that they need to succeed. There ... Programs offered
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Mineral Area College
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Mineral Area College (MAC) is located in Park Hills, Missouri. MAC was founded all the way back in 1922. It has gone through many changes since this time, but it has continued to provide great educational opportunities to students in the area. MAC serves around 4,000 students and has become an ... Programs offered
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Warrensburg Area Career Center
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Four Rivers Career Center
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Northland Career Center
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Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
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Kirksville Area Technical Center
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Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center
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South Central Career Center
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Pike-Lincoln Technical Center
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Hillyard Technical Center
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Saline County Career Center
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Clinton Technical School
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Applied Technology Services
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Franklin Technology-MSSU
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Cass Career Center
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St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
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Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
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Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private college in Saint Louis, Missouri. The college is part of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and features an open admission/open enrollment policy. The college was initially founded in 1902 as the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and the ... Programs offered
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Boonslick Technical Education Center
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Central Methodist University
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Chamberlain University-Missouri
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Columbia Area Career Center
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Eldon Career Center
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Kennett Career and Technology Center
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Lebanon Technology and Career Center
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Lex La-Ray Technical Center
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Lutheran School of Nursing
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National American University-Zona Rosa
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Nichols Career Center
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Pemiscot County Career & Technology Center
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Research College of Nursing
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Research College of Nursing is a private college in Kansas City and part of Rockhurst University. The history of the college includes the founding of German Hospital in 1886 and the German Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1905. The names of the hospital and school were changed during ... Programs offered
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Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences
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Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences is a private institution in Kansas City, Missouri. The college is a nursing school that is affiliated with the Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. The degree program was established by the hospital in 1903 and was originally managed by ... Programs offered
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Sikeston Career and Technology Center
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Southeast Missouri State University
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Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public institution in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The university was founded in 1873 as a normal school near the banks of the Mississippi River. SEMO now offers over 200 fields of study with both undergraduate and graduate programs. It is the eighth ... Programs offered
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Southwest Baptist University
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St Charles Community College
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Waynesville Career Center
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Webster University
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William Jewell College
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William Jewell College is a private liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri. The college was founded in 1849 by the Missouri Baptist Convention. This affiliation continued until the college separated in 2003. It is now an independent college and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. ... Programs offered
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Lindenwood University
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Northwest Missouri State University
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Saint Louis Community College - Meramec
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Saint Louis Community College - Central Office
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Saint Louis Community College - Florissant Valley
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University of Phoenix - Kansas City Campus
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Graceland University - Independence
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Bolivar Technical College
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Columbia Public Schools
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North Central Missouri College - Maryville
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Pemiscot County Vocational School of Practical Nursing
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
Brown Mackie College-St Louis (Closed in 2017) ADN |
ITT Technical Institute-Earth City (Closed in 2016) ADN |
Sanford-Brown College - Saint Peters (Closed in 2014) LPN ADN |
St John's Regional Health Center - School of Radiologic Technology (Closed in 2014) ADN |
Missouri's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Missouri's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Missouri Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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Registered Nurses | 72,090 | 25.852 | $29 | $60,750 | |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,110 | 0.397 | $72 | $149,970 | |
Nurse Midwives | 130 | 0.047 | $30 | $61,780 | |
Nurse Practitioners | 4,150 | 1.489 | $46 | $95,500 | |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 15,850 | 5.682 | $20 | $41,100 | |
Nursing Assistants | 40,190 | 14.410 | $12 | $24,030 | |
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