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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

7 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Wright State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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#4

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Mercy College of Ohio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Toledo.

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#4

Walsh University

North Canton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Walsh University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedarville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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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