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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$12,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Graham Hospital School of Nursing to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Canton, Graham Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Graham Hospital School of Nursing are $7,206 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing are $6,992 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $31,970 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a great value 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 small student population.

Trinity Health System School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $13,386 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,568.

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#4

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ohio Institute of Allied Health helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Huber Heights, Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio Institute of Allied Health are $15,454 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lafayette, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program are $20,064 a year. Nursing majors at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program take out an average of $40,919 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $424.

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#6

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

Athena Career Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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With a ranking of #6, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus did quite well on this year’s best value 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.

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#6

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Knox Technical Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Collins Career Technical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CollinsCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Chesapeake.

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

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Columbiana County Career and Technical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the distant town of Lisbon, Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Illinois 21,938
Ohio 13,973
Michigan 7,345
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

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
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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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