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2025 Best School Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
87 School Nursing Degrees Awarded
School Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #581 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best School Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 degrees in school nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great School Nursing School

Best School Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of school nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for school nursing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

School Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in School Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in School Nursing

The school nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best School Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for School Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the school nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in School Nursing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
14.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in school nursing. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Every student who is interested in school nursing has to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in school nursing. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 7 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
9.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Wayne State University if you want to pursue a degree in school nursing. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 21 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 5 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best School Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best school nursing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 39
Michigan 915 23
Indiana 737 12

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School Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 43,973
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 4,888
Nursing Practice 1,868
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 1,267
Nursing Administration 888
Nursing Science 592
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 400
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 387
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 250
Nurse Anesthetist 203

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