2023 Best Nursing Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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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Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Case Western, 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 17% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that U-M does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Marquette 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, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Otterbein does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Saint Francis. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Michigan State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bradley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Bradley, 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 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ohio State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Milwaukee School of Engineering ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSOE. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lewis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Lewis 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Illinois State 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 #12 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Illinois State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Madison came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Madison are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #14, Cedarville University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cedarville. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Goshen College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Goshen, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Edgewood College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Edgewood, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Detroit Mercy landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Detroit Mercy does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Ball State 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 #19 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ball State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Spring Arbor 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 #20 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Spring Arbor. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marian. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Franciscan U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Olivet Nazarene does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oakland University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Oakland 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, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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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