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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$11,638 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,486 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Ohio 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing the best value school in Ohio for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing are $6,992 a year. 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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Out of the 12 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Health System School of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Steubenville, Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Trinity Health System School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $12,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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#3

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

Out of the 12 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Institute of Allied Health landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Huber Heights, Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Ohio Institute of Allied Health undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Athena Career Academy is a great value for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Lisbon, Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Collins Career Technical Center is a great value 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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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 value nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Marion, Tri-Rivers Career Center is a public school with a fairly 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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Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sandusky Career Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Sandusky, Sandusky Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the rural area of Jefferson, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Value 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.

  • 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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