Nursing is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in nursing at each of the 330 schools in the Great Lakes Region that offer the program.
Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois tops our list of the most popular nursing schools. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois graduated around 13,026 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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A rank of #2 makes Ivy Tech Community College one of the most popular schools for nursing. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 1,481 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Ohio University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for nursing. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 1,401 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Cincinnati Main Campus ranks #4 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 880 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Purdue University Global ranks #5 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 811 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ranked #6 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis graduated around 707 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Rasmussen College Illinois landed the #7 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen College Illinois is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 691 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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University Of Illinois At Chicago landed the #8 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 579 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Ohio State University Main Campus ranked #9 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 570 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Kent State University At Kent comes in at #10 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public institution. This school awarded about 563 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Hondros College placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Columbus, Hondros College is a private for-profit institution. Hondros College graduated around 548 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Oakland University comes in at #12 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 530 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Marquette University landed the #13 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette University is a private not-for-profit university. Marquette University graduated around 442 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Purdue University Northwest placed #14 for nursing by yearly graduations. Purdue University Northwest is a public school located in the suburb of Hammond. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 439 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes in at #15 for nursing this year. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated around 435 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Herzing University Madison placed #16 for nursing by yearly graduations. Herzing University Madison is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison. Herzing University Madison graduated around 434 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Michigan Flint comes in at #17 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Flint, University Of Michigan Flint is a public university. This school awarded about 421 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Rush University landed the #18 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 387 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #19 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 386 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor ranked #20 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 350 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Illinois State University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. This school awarded about 336 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh placed #22 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Oshkosh, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a public institution. University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduated around 334 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Toledo landed the #23 spot among the most popular nursing schools. University Of Toledo is a public school located in the city of Toledo. This school awarded about 326 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global ranked #24 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion. Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global graduated around 325 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University is a public institution. Eastern Michigan University graduated around 323 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Not far behind, these schools also graduate many nursing students:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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.
by our College Data Analytics Team