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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

13 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 34 students majoring in nursing at U-M, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Wayne State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Nursing at Wayne State University Report

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. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Michigan - Flint

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 13 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 school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Nursing at Michigan State University Report

The in-demand 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. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Grand Valley State University Report

University of Detroit Mercy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy

#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

Read full report on Nursing at Madonna University

#8

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs.

Read full report on Nursing at Andrews University

#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

Full Nursing at Ferris State University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 13 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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