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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing is the 51st most popular major in the country with 16,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,963 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family practice nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family practice nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family practice nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Viterbo is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Viterbo also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Viterbo are $9,312.

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#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valparaiso, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Valpo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valpo are $12,220.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family practice nursing students in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660.

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#4

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College are $27,287.

Read more about Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Saint Mary’s College

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Practice Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UIndy is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 8 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UIndy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIndy are $39,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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