2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chamberlain University - Illinois to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the 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.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in nursing at UC, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the 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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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 56 students majoring in nursing at Ohio State, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Of the 55 students majoring in nursing at UWM, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Bradley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 77% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 12 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago, IL |
| 14 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 25 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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