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2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

7 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Michigan, there were 41 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Michigan

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris State University are $7,908.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Ferris State University

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Wayne State

#4

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Madonna University is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

Madonna also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Madonna University are $16,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Oakland

#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

Saginaw Valley State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saginaw Valley State University are $28,780.

Full Saginaw Valley State University Nursing Practice Report

#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Andrews University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Andrews, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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