by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 902 master's degrees in nursing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of nursing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing.
It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a master's degree in nursing. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the nursing program report average early career income of $88,396.
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Every student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing needs to look into Wayne State University. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Nursing master's degree recipients from Wayne State University get an earnings boost of around $14,752 above the typical earnings of nursing majors.
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Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing needs to check out University of Detroit Mercy. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $95,922 in their early career salary.
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It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nursing. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.
Master's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn about $92,361 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Nursing master's degree recipients from Oakland University get an earnings boost of approximately $6,247 over the typical earnings of nursing majors.
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Madonna is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Livonia.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $94,581 in their early career salary.
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Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.
Master's students who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $94,674 in their early career salary.
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Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
Those nursing students who get their master's degree from University of Michigan - Flint make $13,274 more than the standard nursing student.
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Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those nursing students who get their master's degree from Eastern Michigan University earn $7,093 more than the average nursing graduate.
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Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of University Center.More information about a master’s in nursing from Saginaw Valley State University
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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 451 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 425 |
| Public Health | 349 |
| Allied Health Professions | 324 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 316 |
| Communication Sciences | 222 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 56 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 45 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 43 |
| Other Health Professions | 40 |
