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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

51 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Cuyahoga Community College District to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Ohio. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $21,617 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Hondros College of Nursing

Westerville, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hondros College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Hondros College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Westerville.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Hondros College of Nursing take out an average of $40,873 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $125, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 51 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 222 students majoring in nursing at Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati, 9% are male and 91% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati take out while working on their Associate Degree is $35,636. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $111, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 51 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Owens State Community College carry an average student debt load of $30,639.

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Out of the 51 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Ohio Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Newark, COTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in nursing at COTC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at COTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,409.

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Columbus State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

Clark State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Clark State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Springfield.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Clark State Community College accumulate an average of around $28,566 in student debt.

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Lorain County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from LCCC carry an average student debt load of $25,698.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debt load of $24,962.

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#10

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Mercy College of Ohio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Mercy College accumulate an average of around $35,681 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 $149.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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