2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree 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 90 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Spring Arbor University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Cedarville University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedarville are $9,864 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mishawaka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University are $7,880 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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Chamberlain University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
Chamberlain - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $14,090 in tuition and fees each year.
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Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
Herzing University - Madison 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 #9 on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Herzing University - Madison are $11,680 a year.
Illinois State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Alverno College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.
With a ranking of #12, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
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 #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in tuition and fees each year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Otterbein University | Westerville, OH |
| 15 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
| 16 | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, IN |
| 17 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 18 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, 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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Majors Related to Nursing
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.
- 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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