2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
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Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goshen College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
Goshen does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
One thing to take note of is that Ball State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Indiana.
Online graduate courses are available at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IUPUI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Purdue University Northwest came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue Northwest. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USI. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at IWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana University - South Bend 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 #10 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Indiana University - South Bend does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Indiana State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
One thing to take note of is that Indiana State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Bethel University - Mishawaka 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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Indiana University - East did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at IU East. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana University - Kokomo 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 #14 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Kokomo. In fact, around 44% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Purdue University Global came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #16, Indiana University - Northwest 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 IU Northwest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 73% 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 16 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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