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2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Basic 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at Ohio State, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Methodist College

Peoria, IL

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Methodist College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Peoria, Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 13 students majoring in nursing at OHIO Athens, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Of the 6 students majoring in nursing at Sinclair Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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#7

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

With a ranking of #7, Oakton Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chicago Heights, Prairie State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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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 8 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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