by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in nursing at each of the 330 schools in the Great Lakes Region that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most nursing students in the Great Lakes Region.
Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois tops our list of the most popular nursing schools. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois graduated around 13,026 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois
A rank of #2 makes Ivy Tech Community College one of the most popular schools for nursing. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 1,481 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Ivy Tech Community College
A rank of #3 makes Ohio University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for nursing. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 1,401 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Ohio University Main Campus
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus ranks #4 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 880 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Purdue University Global ranks #5 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 811 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Purdue University Global
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ranked #6 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis graduated around 707 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Rasmussen College Illinois landed the #7 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen College Illinois is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 691 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Rasmussen College Illinois
University Of Illinois At Chicago landed the #8 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 579 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Ohio State University Main Campus ranked #9 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 570 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at Ohio State University Main Campus
Kent State University At Kent comes in at #10 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public institution. This school awarded about 563 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Kent State University At Kent
Hondros College placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Columbus, Hondros College is a private for-profit institution. Hondros College graduated around 548 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Hondros College
Oakland University comes in at #12 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 530 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at Oakland University
Marquette University landed the #13 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette University is a private not-for-profit university. Marquette University graduated around 442 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Marquette University
Purdue University Northwest placed #14 for nursing by yearly graduations. Purdue University Northwest is a public school located in the suburb of Hammond. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 439 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Purdue University Northwest
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes in at #15 for nursing this year. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated around 435 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Herzing University Madison placed #16 for nursing by yearly graduations. Herzing University Madison is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison. Herzing University Madison graduated around 434 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Herzing University Madison
University Of Michigan Flint comes in at #17 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Flint, University Of Michigan Flint is a public university. This school awarded about 421 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for University Of Michigan Flint
Rush University landed the #18 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 387 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Rush University
Loyola University Chicago ranked #19 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 386 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at Loyola University Chicago
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor ranked #20 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 350 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Illinois State University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. This school awarded about 336 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Illinois State University
University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh placed #22 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Oshkosh, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a public institution. University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduated around 334 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
University Of Toledo landed the #23 spot among the most popular nursing schools. University Of Toledo is a public school located in the city of Toledo. This school awarded about 326 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at University Of Toledo
Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global ranked #24 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion. Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global graduated around 325 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global
Eastern Michigan University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University is a public institution. Eastern Michigan University graduated around 323 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Eastern Michigan University
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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