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Nursing at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 189 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $199 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#95 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1892% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$199Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes part in a working lunch and dis
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-0936)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. San Diego State University 71
  2. Simmons University 71
  3. New York Institute of Technology 71
  4. The University of Alabama 70
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 70
  6. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 70
  7. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 70
  8. Milwaukee School of Engineering 70

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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