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2024 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

45 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,436 Doctor's Degrees
Nursing Practice is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For 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.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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.

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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.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

1
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Rush University
Chicago, IL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
196 Annual Graduates

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

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice has to check out Case Western Reserve University. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Case Western Reserve University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Wisconsin - Madison

4
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Marquette University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Marquette University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
123 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Illinois at Chicago

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Annual Graduates

Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Bradley University

8
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22 Annual Graduates

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Michigan State University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
565 Annual Graduates

Located in the large 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

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Wayne State University

Best Nursing Practice Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing practice colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Illinois 273 1,085
Michigan 257 43
Ohio 253 79
Indiana 202 69
Wisconsin 163 160

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 187
Nurse Anesthetist 99
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 72
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 63
Nursing Science 62
Nursing Administration 17
School Nursing 13
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 9
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 5

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