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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$16,209 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Our analysis found Spring Arbor University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UM Flint graduate students pay an average of $12,681 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Nursing at Michigan State University Report

#5

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Saginaw Valley State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GVSU are $17,904 a year.

GVSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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Western Michigan 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

Full Nursing at Western Michigan University Report

#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Eastern Michigan University

#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

With a ranking of #9, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Baker College graduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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.

  • 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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