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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

7 Schools Ranked
$37,131 Avg Student Debt

A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online 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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Ohio to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

137 Total Awards
$22,019 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Wright State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Dayton, Ohio, the medium-sized public school awarded 137 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Wright State University - Main Campus accumulate an average of $22,019 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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230 Total Awards
$9,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 230 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.

Around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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89 Total Awards
$33,131 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 89 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,131 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.

Around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
25 Total Awards
$6,562 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 25 students in 2021-2022.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, Ohio
$17,238 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Ohio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

In 2020-2021 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio
1 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Cedarville University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in Cedarville, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#4

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio
6 Total Awards
$13,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Walsh is located in North Canton, Ohio and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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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