by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing is the 148th most popular major in the country with 5,092 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,306 other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 950 other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 462 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #2 spot on the list. IU Kokomo is located in Kokomo, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Illinois that handed out 9 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - East did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. IU East is located in Richmond, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University - Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Northwest came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing students in 2020-2021.
Vincennes University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 45 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - South Bend landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ball State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing 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%.
Cleveland State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Ambria College of Nursing ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ambria College of Nursing is a private for-profit institution located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Bradley University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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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