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

17 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Collins Career Technical Center the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Chesapeake, CollinsCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at CollinsCTC, 26% are male and 74% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from CollinsCTC carry an average student debt load of $27,011.

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#2

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Athena Career Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Athena Career Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Toledo.

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

Nursing majors at Athena Career Academy take out an average of $36,465 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Columbiana County Career and Technical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Lisbon.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Trinity Health System School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

Nursing majors at Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out an average of $23,568 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program accumulate an average of around $40,919 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $424.

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Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Sandusky.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

Nursing majors at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing take out an average of $31,970 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Sandusky Career Center is a small public school located in the town of Sandusky.

Full Nursing at Sandusky Career Center Report

#8

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

With a ranking of #8, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Tri-Rivers Career Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Marion.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Tri-Rivers Career Center take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $28,971.

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Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Jefferson.

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

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 17 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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