2023 Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio
Finding the Best Nursing Basic Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top Ohio Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing
Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 7,345 |
Illinois | 21,938 |
Indiana | 7,922 |
Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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