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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$12,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 57,106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Graham Hospital School of Nursing the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Graham Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Graham Hospital School of Nursing are $7,206 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a great value for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Sandusky.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing are $6,992 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $31,970 in student debt.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Trinity Health System School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Health System School of Nursing are $13,386 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,568.

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#4

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a great value for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Huber Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio Institute of Allied Health are $15,454 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program are $20,064 per year. Nursing majors at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program take out an average of $40,919 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $424.

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#6

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Knox Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Mount Vernon.

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Columbiana County Career and Technical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Lisbon.

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#6

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.

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Tri-Rivers Career Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Marion.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Tri-Rivers Career Center carry an average student debtload of $28,971.

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Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Jefferson.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing Concentrations

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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