Best Colleges in Nursing-Midwifery Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Nursing-Midwifery program. Oregon Health & Science University is ranked first in Nursing-Midwifery program ranking and University of Pennsylvania is placed in second. Next describes the Nursing-Midwifery program in general.
Midwifery or Obstetrics is the branch of the health sciences dealing with the care of women throughout pregnancy, including before birth, during birth, and in the period following birth. The health professionals specializing in obstetrics are the obstetrician-gynecologist, the midwife (obstetrics), and the nurse midwife.(read more at wiki)


Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Nursing-Midwifery Program

7 public and 3 private schools are ranked in the top Nursing-Midwifery colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 39.00% where Yale University has the tightest acceptance rate of 6% and University of Illinois at Chicago has the highest rate of 76%. Total 244,345 students are enrolled into the best Nursing-Midwifery schools where University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the largest population with 51,848 students and Oregon Health & Science University is the smallest school with 2,895 students. The average graduation rate is 78.75% and the average students to faculty ratio is 11.89:1 at those colleges.
Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Nursing-Midwifery colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.
Table. Best Colleges in Nursing-Midwifery Program
RankName Acceptance RatesGraduation RatesPopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
1Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
--2,895 9:1 (11.11 %)
2University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
8%96%25,367 6:1 (16.67 %)
3Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
10%92%12,592 7:1 (14.29 %)
4University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
--3,107 -
5University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
76%57%30,539 19:1 (5.26 %)
5University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
70%49%26,221 16:1 (6.25 %)
5Yale University
New Haven, CT
6%97%12,974 6:1 (16.67 %)
8University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
52%80%51,848 17:1 (5.88 %)
8University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
67%67%32,800 16:1 (6.25 %)
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
23%92%46,002 11:1 (9.09 %)
Average39.00%78.75%244,345 (Total) 11.89:1 (8.41 %)

Best College In Nursing-midwifery 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in nursing-midwifery. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in nursing-midwifery is $38,709 where University of Pennsylvania has the most expensive costs with $55,584 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the lowest amount of tuition with $22,586. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in nursing-midwifery is $32,682 where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest tuition with $47,006 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $18,140.
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Table. Best College In Nursing-midwifery 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Oregon Health & Science University $19,602$30,978 $19,602$30,978
2University of Pennsylvania $55,584$57,712
3Vanderbilt University $49,816$52,065
4University of California-San Francisco -- --
5University of Illinois at Chicago $13,764$26,980 $12,607$28,624
5University of New Mexico-Main Campus $7,633$22,586 $7,822$23,148
5Yale University $53,430$55,540
8University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $14,760$30,438 $15,111$34,826
8University of Utah $9,222$29,215 $9,573$30,345
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $15,262$49,350 $14,779$49,559
Average$13,374$38,709$13,249$40,311
Table. Best College In Nursing-midwifery 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Oregon Health & Science University $26,370$26,370 $26,370$26,370
2University of Pennsylvania $38,630$40,186
3Vanderbilt University $46,297$46,297
4University of California-San Francisco $12,933$28,035 $13,025$28,126
5University of Illinois at Chicago $16,792$26,479 $16,964$26,101
5University of New Mexico-Main Campus $6,258$18,140 $4,810$13,944
5Yale University $42,100$43,229
8University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $18,583$27,931 $18,941$28,485
8University of Utah $8,151$25,828 $8,529$26,893
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $23,456$47,006 $24,241$48,579
Average$16,078$32,682$16,126$32,821