2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Saint Mary’s College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region .
Since the graduate programs at St. Mary’s College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Bradley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Purdue does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Saint Francis. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Otterbein University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Otterbein. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Marquette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Marquette does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Edgewood College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Edgewood does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Lewis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Andrews University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Andrews does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Case Western does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 17% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Ferris State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ferris. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Viterbo University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Viterbo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
McKendree University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since McKendree does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UM Flint. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Eau Claire. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
North Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at North Park, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Illinois State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Walsh University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Walsh does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
UIndy does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wayne State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UW Oshkosh, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at USI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UIC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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