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2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges in Indiana
65 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Ranked #105 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 65 degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School

Best Nursing Practice Schools in Indiana The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Practice

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Nursing Practice in Indiana

The schools below may not offer all types of nursing practice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Nursing Practice

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
30.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Wayne. A Best Colleges rank of #835 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne in the most recent data year.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in nursing practice needs to take a look at Valparaiso University. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 4 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent data year.

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Marian University
Indianapolis, IN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Marian University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Marian is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 11 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Marian in the most recent year we have data available.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 6 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 268
Michigan 915 43
Illinois 870 1,085
Wisconsin 672 211

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 5,200
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 1,021
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 956
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 147
Nursing Administration 104
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 88
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 80
Nursing Science 53
Nurse Anesthetist 23
Clinical Nurse Specialist 10

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