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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Ohio to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Our analysis found Otterbein University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#3

Walsh University

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

With a ranking of #6, Lourdes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 12 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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