2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio
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Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Case Western accumulate an average of $20,683 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Case Western does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 17% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,259 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Wright State University - Main Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ohio State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.
Online graduate courses are available at OHIO Athens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,388 in student loans.
UC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Xavier, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 46% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Kent State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Ursuline College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ursuline College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Youngstown State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Franciscan U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Akron Main Campus. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Toledo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Toledo. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lourdes University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Lourdes does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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