by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 57,106 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,647 and $27,241 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30,648 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 189 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nursing.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Addison, Illinois, and it awarded 8,124 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,089 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 585 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 581 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 500 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 496 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 495 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a fairly large school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 469 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 458 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 434 students in 2020-2021.
Oak Point University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 430 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Purdue University Global landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 403 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, Mount Carmel College of Nursing did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 380 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nursing at Mount Carmel College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 379 bachelors’s nursing 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Marian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 356 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 319 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 305 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 297 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 284 bachelors’s nursing 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%.
Madonna University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 281 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. The Christ College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 270 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 269 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Cleveland State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 254 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Detroit Mercy came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 249 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
