2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ferris is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
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Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 a year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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University of St Francis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Saint Francis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Otterbein University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Otterbein are $14,392 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Otterbein also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Illinois State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 12 | Purdue University Global | Indianapolis, IN |
| 12 | Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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