by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for nursing practice students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,436 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The nursing practice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing practice program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing practice students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.
Rush University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Rush University
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Case Western Reserve University. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Case Western Reserve University
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Wisconsin - Madison
It is difficult to beat Marquette University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Marquette University
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Illinois at Chicago
Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Bradley University
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Michigan State University
Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Chamberlain University - Illinois
Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Wayne State University
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