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Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

15 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#4

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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University of Michigan - Flint came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

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#10

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools 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 15 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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