by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 8,663 people earned their degree in nursing administration, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 888 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 800 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in nursing administration. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree nursing administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spring Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 369 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 127 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount St. Joseph University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. Mount St. Joseph University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John’s College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing administration degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Ohio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mercy College of Ohio is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of St Francis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Nursing Administration at University of St Francis
Saint Xavier University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Carmel College of Nursing ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Capital University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cleveland State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 20 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Administration at Cleveland State University
University of Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Administration at Indiana University - Kokomo
Herzing University - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ferris State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing administration degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 17 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Governors State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Governors State University is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Administration at Governors State University
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern Indiana landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 0 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Administration at University of Southern Indiana
With a ranking of #22, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - East is a small public school situated in Richmond, Indiana. It awarded 1 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Administration at Indiana University - East
With a ranking of #23, Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Madonna University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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