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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

12 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Trinity Health System School of Nursing to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Ohio. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Trinity Health System School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $23,568.

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#2

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio Institute of Allied Health. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Huber Heights, Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Nursing majors at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing take out an average of $31,970 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tri-Rivers Career Center is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Marion, Tri-Rivers Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Tri-Rivers Career Center accumulate an average of around $28,971 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Collins Career Technical Center is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. CollinsCTC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Chesapeake.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at CollinsCTC accumulate an average of around $27,011 in student debt.

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#6

Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Career Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the distant town of Sandusky, Sandusky Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Ohio Medical Career College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Ohio Medical Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Ohio Medical Career College accumulate an average of around $29,544 in student debt.

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#8

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

Athena Career Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Athena Career Academy take out $36,465 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

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#10

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Knox Technical Center is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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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