2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
About 97% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Lourdes University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at Lourdes, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Indiana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
McKendree University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
Saint Mary’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of St Francis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
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| 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 28 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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