2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region
9
Ranked Colleges
63
Degrees Awarded
$32,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
School Nursing is the 581st most popular major in the country with 539 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 87 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in school nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their school nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank School Nursing Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cedarville, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about School Nursing at Cedarville University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s school nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about School Nursing at Wayne State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s school nursing 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Case Western Reserve University School Nursing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 7 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about School Nursing at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on School Nursing at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 19 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about School Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about School Nursing at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Xavier University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on School Nursing at Xavier University
With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s school nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about School Nursing at Youngstown State University
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
Credits
