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.
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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 school with a very large student population.
Of the 565 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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 fairly large student population.
Of the 59 students majoring in nursing at Purdue University Global, 3% are male and 97% are female.
Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lourdes University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.
With a ranking of #6, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
McKendree University came in at #7 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 Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
Saint Mary’s College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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 school with a moderately-sized student population.
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 suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
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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