2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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The Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges.
Top 15% Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
The excellent programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
The excellent programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Saint Anthony College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Rockford, SACN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
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Andrews University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Marquette University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
With a ranking of #12, Otterbein University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bradley University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bellin College | Green Bay, WI |
| 17 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 18 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 19 | Herzing University - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 20 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,113 |
| Illinois | 6,634 |
| Ohio | 2,563 |
| Indiana | 1,819 |
| Wisconsin | 972 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 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).
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