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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

29 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 7,345 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools

#1

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Our analysis found Schoolcraft College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Schoolcraft College accumulate an average of around $24,773 in student debt.

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#2

Delta College

University Center, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Delta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of University Center.

Nursing majors at Delta College take out an average of $21,140 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lansing Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Michigan. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

Nursing majors at LCC take out an average of $28,140 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Clair County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small suburb of Port Huron, SC4 is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from SC4 carry an average student debtload of $22,492.

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#5

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Henry Ford College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,674.

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Macomb Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Macomb Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,407.

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#7

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Nursing majors at Oakland Community College take out an average of $20,606 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Nursing at Oakland Community College Report

#8

Kellogg Community College

Battle Creek, MI

Kellogg Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Kellogg Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Battle Creek.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Kellogg Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,718.

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#9

Jackson College

Jackson, MI

Jackson College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Jackson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Jackson.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Jackson College carry an average student debtload of $23,072.

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With a ranking of #10, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kalamazoo.

On average, nursing graduates from Kalamazoo Valley Community College take out $20,568 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Nursing at Kalamazoo Valley Community College Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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