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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

15 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 1,113 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for nursing students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spring Arbor University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Nursing at University of Michigan - Flint Report

#10

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

Full Nursing at Saginaw Valley State University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,634
Ohio 2,563
Indiana 1,819
Wisconsin 972

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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