2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chamberlain University - Illinois to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 565 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 59 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at UM Flint, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lourdes University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Lourdes is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Indiana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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McKendree University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Saint Mary’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of St Francis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| 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 28 schools only.
- 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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