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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$13,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wright State University - Lake Campus the best value school in Ohio for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of Celina.

Wright State University - Lake Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $6,597 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Wright State University - Lake Campus take out $28,387 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $148.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Hamilton are $6,318 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Miami University - Hamilton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,529.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the suburb of Middletown.

Miami University - Middletown undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Miami University - Middletown take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,529.

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#4

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Franklin University are $9,577 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Franklin University accumulate an average of around $38,028 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $9,834 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Wright State University - Main Campus accumulate an average of around $28,387 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $148.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year. 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.

Ohio State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland State University are $11,690 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Cleveland State University accumulate an average of around $29,957 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $209, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Toledo are $10,879 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at University of Toledo accumulate an average of around $21,050 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $141.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Youngstown State University are $9,372 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Youngstown State University carry an average student debtload of $31,608. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Kettering College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Kettering College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering College are $14,232 per year. 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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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