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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

14 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 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Ohio to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our analysis found Collins Career Technical Center to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Ohio. CollinsCTC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Chesapeake.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at CollinsCTC accumulate an average of around $27,011 in student debt.

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#2

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Athena Career Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

On average, nursing graduates from Athena Career Academy take out $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 Ohio. Located in the town of Lisbon, Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a public college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at Trinity Health System School of Nursing, 17% are male and 83% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out $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 Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing, 6% are male and 94% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing take out $31,970 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Career Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of Sandusky, Sandusky Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Tri-Rivers Career Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the town of Marion, Tri-Rivers Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Tri-Rivers Career Center carry an average student debt load of $28,971.

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#7

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

With a ranking of #7, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Jefferson, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#10

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

Ohio Institute of Allied Health ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Huber Heights, Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 14 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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