One Michigan higher education institution kept a spot in the top 10 among the nation’s best masters-level nursing programs in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report, while several others made the top 100.
U.S. News released its 2025 rankings for top graduate programs at colleges and universities, including for medical schools and law schools, across the country on Tuesday, April 8.
For master’s nursing, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was No. 8, a decrease by one placement from the last list of rankings but still within the top programs overall.
The rest of the top 10 included Emory University (Woodruff) at No. 1, John Hopkins at No. 2, Ohio State University, was No. 3, Vanderbilt University at No. 4 and Duke University at No. 5, while the University of California- San Diego and University of Pennsylvania were tied for No. 6 and New York University (Meyers) and University of California-Los Angeles for No. 9.
Elsewhere in Michigan, Wayne State University was tied for No. 27 with two others. That’s an 11-point improvement from No. 38 in previous rankings.
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Michigan State University tied for No. 52, a six-point improved ranking, while Oakland University tied for No. 76, University of Detroit for No. 82 and Madonna University for No. 111.
To rank top master’s in nursing, U.S. News utilizes research activity, faculty resources, student achievement and other qualitative ratings from experts. Top online programs are ranked separately with a different methodology.
Rankings are also broken down into degree type and area within the master’s in nursing administration ranking.
According to U.S. News, 683 nursing schools with master’s and doctoral programs accredited by either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation were surveyed in fall 2024 and early 2025.
About 285 schools responded by reporting data, and 197 of those reported on the master’s programs, while 145 were ranked because they offered in-person, hybrid or flexible programs.
U.S. News calculated rankings using 15 different factors, also including the number of faculty who were in an active nursing practice.
More information on Michigan’s top graduate nursing schools includes the following.
Tuition: $1,590 per credit (in state)
Enrollment: 236
Faculty: 88
Tuition: $1,087 per credit
Enrollment: 267
Faculty: 39
Tuition: $893 per credit (in state)
Enrollment: 244
Faculty: 71
Tuition: $21,960 (in state)
Enrollment: 180
Faculty: 47
Tuition: $959 per credit
Enrollment: 206
Faculty: 41
Tuition: $1,100 per credit
Enrollment: 49
Faculty: 23
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