Nursing at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 305 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Ohio State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Ohio State Nursing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Nursing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Ohio State Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Ohio State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	103
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	657
	662
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,582

In 2021, 246 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Ohio State. This makes it the #36 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $61,744. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 305 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Ohio State. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Ohio State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	250
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Ohio State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Ohio State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	198
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 56 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	642
Nursing Practice	2

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,760	$101,390
Nurse Practitioners	7,510	$101,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,770	$71,950
Nurse Anesthetists	2,500	$174,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.