2024 Best School Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

School Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #245 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of school nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 master's degrees in school nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great School Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

The school nursing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on school nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of school nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized school nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for school nursing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best School Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study School Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in school nursing.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in School Nursing

1

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Case Western Reserve University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in school nursing. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in school nursing from Case Western Reserve University

2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in school nursing. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in school nursing from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in school nursing. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a master’s in school nursing from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

4

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Wayne State University is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in school nursing. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in school nursing from Wayne State University

5

Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Cedarville.More information about a master’s in school nursing from Cedarville University

6

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of Toledo is a large public university located in the large city of Toledo.More information about a master’s in school nursing from University of Toledo

Best School Nursing Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	31
Michigan	476	18
Indiana	375	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to School Nursing

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

Majors Similar to School Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4,588
Registered Nursing	3,091
Nursing Administration	822
Nursing Science	540
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	208
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	202
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	123
Nurse Anesthetist	102
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	97
Clinical Nurse Leader	69

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.