Best colleges for nursing in Indiana
Purdue University Northwest ranks first in Indiana for nursing value (#111 nationally, value score 67): graduates earn $88,935 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $6,223 a year.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition · Source: College Scorecard field of study, reporting year 2025 · 22 Indiana colleges ranked · Updated November 4, 2026
Best nursing colleges in Indiana
Purdue University Northwest ranks first in Indiana for nursing value (#111 nationally, value score 67): graduates earn $88,935 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $6,223 a year. 22 Indiana colleges qualify. At the median one, nursing graduates earn $81,594 and the average net price is $15,960 a year.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard field of study, 2025
What the data shows
Key findings
- 22 Indiana colleges qualify. At the median one, nursing graduates earn $81,594 and the average net price is $15,960 a year.
- The lowest average net price among them is at Indiana University-Northwest: $5,567 a year.
- Median earnings
- $81,594
- National: $85,171
- Median net price
- $15,960
- National: $18,014
- Median federal debt
- $21,367
- nursing graduates
- Public colleges
- 11 of 22
- in this list
22 colleges
The Indiana ranking
Ordered by the national value score; the national rank is shown with each college. Earnings are medians 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
- Earnings
- $88,935
- Net price
- $6,223
- Federal debt
- $18,106
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Earnings
- $83,756
- Net price
- $5,707
- Federal debt
- $19,000
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Earnings
- $80,403
- Net price
- $14,851
- Federal debt
- $16,389
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Earnings
- $84,541
- Net price
- $8,607
- Federal debt
- $20,088
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Rank in Indiana 5
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN · Private nonprofit · #301 nationally
52.4Value- Earnings
- $84,157
- Net price
- $22,440
- Federal debt
- $16,625
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Earnings
- $82,626
- Net price
- $5,567
- Federal debt
- $20,126
- Graduation rate
- 36%
- Earnings
- $81,270
- Net price
- $10,093
- Federal debt
- $18,750
- Graduation rate
- 38%
- Earnings
- $82,212
- Net price
- $9,117
- Federal debt
- $21,234
- Graduation rate
- 41%
- Rank in Indiana 9
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN · Private nonprofit · #371 nationally
47.6Value- Earnings
- $84,157
- Net price
- $17,069
- Federal debt
- $16,625
- Graduation rate
- 28%
- Earnings
- $80,132
- Net price
- $10,026
- Federal debt
- $18,339
- Graduation rate
- 39%
- Earnings
- $81,988
- Net price
- $10,103
- Federal debt
- $25,000
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Earnings
- $77,878
- Net price
- $13,373
- Federal debt
- $18,850
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Rank in Indiana 13
Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit · #501 nationally
38.4Value- Earnings
- $83,156
- Net price
- $19,513
- Federal debt
- $26,250
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Rank in Indiana 14
Valparaiso, IN · Private nonprofit · #504 nationally
38.3Value- Earnings
- $81,278
- Net price
- $21,657
- Federal debt
- $23,250
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Rank in Indiana 15
Evansville, IN · Private nonprofit · #521 nationally
37.0Value- Earnings
- $80,773
- Net price
- $18,984
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 69%
- Earnings
- $76,161
- Net price
- $13,877
- Federal debt
- $23,250
- Graduation rate
- 62%
- Rank in Indiana 17
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit · #538 nationally
35.8Value- Earnings
- $81,680
- Net price
- $18,211
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Rank in Indiana 18
Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit · #563 nationally
33.2Value- Earnings
- $81,706
- Net price
- $23,459
- Federal debt
- $27,083
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Rank in Indiana 19
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit · #590 nationally
30.7Value- Earnings
- $80,396
- Net price
- $25,741
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 75%
- Rank in Indiana 20
Anderson, IN · Private nonprofit · #619 nationally
27.3Value- Earnings
- $81,507
- Net price
- $24,890
- Federal debt
- $28,000
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Rank in Indiana 21
Huntington, IN · Private nonprofit · #629 nationally
26.2Value- Earnings
- $71,310
- Net price
- $18,258
- Federal debt
- $21,500
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Rank in Indiana 22
Mishawaka, IN · Private nonprofit · #652 nationally
22.2Value- Earnings
- $73,384
- Net price
- $19,971
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 60%
Method: the same value score as the national nursing ranking (earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate, each a national percentile). Data: College Scorecard, reporting year 2025; 2026–27 edition, verified Nov 2026.
Questions about nursing colleges in Indiana
What are the best colleges for nursing in Indiana?
By CollegesRef value score, the top 3 Indiana colleges for nursing are Purdue University Northwest (value score 67), Indiana University-Kokomo (value score 58.1) and Purdue University (value score 57.4). The score weighs graduate earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate.
Which Indiana college has the highest earnings for nursing graduates?
Purdue University Northwest: its nursing graduates have median earnings of $88,935 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
What is the most affordable nursing college in Indiana on this list?
Indiana University-Northwest has the lowest average net price of the ranked Indiana colleges, $5,567 a year after grants. A family's own price depends on income and aid.
How many Indiana colleges are ranked for nursing?
22 Indiana colleges have a nursing bachelor's program with enough graduates and reported earnings, plus a published net price and graduation rate. Ranks shown are national; the state rank is their order within Indiana.