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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$17,045 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

OHIO Athens also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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#5

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wright State University - Main Campus is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Ohio.

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Franciscan University of Steubenville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

Franciscan U graduate students pay an average of $12,888 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,375.

UC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount Carmel College of Nursing are $19,861 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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 14 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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