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2024 Best Nursing Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
622 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in nursing science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #162 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 622 degrees in nursing science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School

Best Nursing Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of nursing science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nursing Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Science
Master's Degrees in Nursing Science
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Nursing Science in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Nursing Science

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in nursing science needs to look into Case Western Reserve University. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were about 13 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in nursing science needs to check out Marquette University. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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Purdue University - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in nursing science. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.More information about a degree in nursing science from Purdue University - Main Campus

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Any student who is interested in nursing science needs to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 11 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IL
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rush University
Chicago, IL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
192 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.

There were approximately 192 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
112 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing science from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were about 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
60.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Toledo. This university ranks 19th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Science Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 72
Michigan 915 12
Illinois 870 504
Indiana 737 15
Wisconsin 672 5

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 45,847
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 5,037
Nursing Practice 1,712
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 1,306
Nursing Administration 925
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 364
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 320
Nurse Anesthetist 226
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 213
School Nursing 89

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