2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
U-M does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 13 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 2 spot on the list. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students 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.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 33 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wayne State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Michigan. This large public school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Michigan. This large public school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GVSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Detroit Mercy 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 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oakland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ferris State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ferris does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Andrews University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Andrews University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Andrews does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Madonna University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Madonna, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northern Michigan University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Northern Michigan University 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, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in University Center, Michigan, the medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saginaw Valley State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Spring Arbor University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Spring Arbor does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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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