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Marquette, MI · Nursing

Nursing at NMU

NMU graduates about 89 nursing majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 323rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

45/100Solid#323 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year897% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$359Ka year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around NMU

Marquette, Michigan seen from Mount Marquette in 2012. To the right is the lower
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The Northern Michigan University college campus in Marquette in the Upper Penins
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Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 19 · Academic 15 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 5 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Lamar University 45
  2. Ashland University 45
  3. Elmhurst University 45
  4. Appalachian State University 45
  5. California State University–Bakersfield 45
  6. Morehead State University 45
  7. Northern Kentucky University 44
  8. Sam Houston State University 44

Other strong majors at NMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NMU 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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