Need a little help with choosing a state to apply for a license.

Hi! I'm a foreign-trained nurse looking for a state to apply in other than New York due to the cost of living that might just set me back a few years lol. I'm currently looking at Minessota but it seems that they require an English proficiency test if you're not from an English-speaking territory (I'm from the Philippines) though the medium of instruction in my University is English, I'm still not sure if the state board would accept that. No SSN as well so kinda hard. Really need your help with these, thank you!