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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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$101,387 Avg Salary
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Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Ohio. In total, 13,973 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Ohio.

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate 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 19 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 171 students majoring in nursing at UC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#2

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ursuline College is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at Ohio State, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo 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.

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Out of the 19 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Full Nursing at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Kent State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Mount Carmel College of Nursing came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #10, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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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