Michigan has the University of Michigan Medical Center and CS Mott Children’s Hospital ON campus, and partnerships with over 600 other sites in the state and region where nursing students can do clinicals. Case Western has affiliations with over 200 sites for clinical work.
The decision is deeper than UM Medical vs Cleveland Clinic, though. She needs to compare class sizes, concentrations offered, ability to minor/study abroad/get credit for AP classes, student/faculty ratios, NCLEX pass rates, technology/hands on training available, job placement…and most importantly in this instance, total cost/affordability.
These are both top nursing programs. Michigan is typically ranked in the top 5 on most lists and CWRU isn’t far behind…they are essentially tied, but that doesn’t mean the programs are the same or that CWRU is better because it’s closer to Cleveland Clinic.
To the OP, while the allure of a rah rah school like Michigan is understandable, the additional $140,000 you would be somehow paying is too much. That amount of money could pay for your masters at Michigan or just about anywhere else in the world. Did you have any in-state options that could combine the strength of these programs, the cost of Case, and the atmosphere of Michigan?