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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region

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72 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 16,104 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,037 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family practice nurse/nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family practice nurse/nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 28 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Viterbo Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. St. Mary’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 9 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s College Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #3 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 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Valpo Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 4 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wayne State Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 1 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.

Full Madonna University Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois

Millikin University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Decatur, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Millikin Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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Otterbein University
Westerville, Ohio

Otterbein University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Westerville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Otterbein University Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Report

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