2024 Best Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Critical Care Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #214 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of critical care nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in critical care nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Critical Care Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

The critical care nursing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection 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.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on critical care nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other critical care nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized critical care nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for critical care nursing students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Critical Care Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Critical Care Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in critical care nursing.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Critical Care Nursing

1

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in critical care nursing. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Case Western Reserve University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in critical care nursing needs to take a look at Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Loyola University Chicago

3

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Alverno College if you want to pursue a master's degree in critical care nursing. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Alverno College

4

Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ursuline College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in critical care nursing. Located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Ursuline College

5

Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Youngstown State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Youngstown.More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Youngstown State University

Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best critical care nursing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	11
Ohio	494	17
Wisconsin	317	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Critical Care Nursing

Critical Care Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Critical Care Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4,588
Registered Nursing	3,091
Nursing Administration	822
Nursing Science	540
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	208
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	202
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	123
Nurse Anesthetist	102
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	97
Clinical Nurse Leader	69

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.