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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular master's 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

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

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 122 students majoring in nursing at Case Western, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 23 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in nursing at University of Toledo, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#10

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 23 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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