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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

47 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Ohio with 13,973 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 47 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Ohio the best school in Ohio for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chamberlain - Ohio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

Nursing majors at Chamberlain - Ohio take out an average of $37,103 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $256.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio Northern University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from ONU carry an average student debtload of $26,721.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $272.

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Kettering College

Kettering, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kettering College is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Kettering College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kettering.

On average, nursing graduates from Kettering College take out $38,183 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Carmel College of Nursing. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Nursing majors at Mount Carmel College of Nursing take out an average of $29,713 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science carry an average student debtload of $32,928.

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Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Mercy College of Ohio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Toledo.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mercy College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,471. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $26,296 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $277, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

With a ranking of #9, Muskingum University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.

On average, nursing graduates from Muskingum take out $30,499 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $429.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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