2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio
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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ohio Institute of Allied Health helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tri-Rivers Career Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collins Career Technical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. 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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Sandusky Career Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Sandusky, Sandusky Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio Medical Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Ohio Medical Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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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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 city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit school with a 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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Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.
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Knox County Career Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Knox Technical Center is a public college with a small 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 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).
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