2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 57,106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Spring Arbor University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cedarville University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Cedarville.
Cedarville graduate students pay an average of $9,864 in tuition and fees each year.
Cedarville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bethel University - Mishawaka is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Mishawaka, Bethel University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University are $7,880 a year.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
Herzing University - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Herzing University - Madison graduate students pay an average of $11,680 in tuition and fees each year.
Herzing University - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Illinois State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Alverno College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
With a ranking of #12, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Otterbein University | Westerville, OH |
15 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
16 | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, IN |
17 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
18 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
18 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 7,345 |
Ohio | 13,973 |
Illinois | 21,938 |
Indiana | 7,922 |
Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
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Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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