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

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Science is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 4,600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 622 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in nursing science. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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

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

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Great Lakes Region

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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Science at UIC

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Nursing Science at Illinois State

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State University Nursing Science Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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