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2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Nursing Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Ohio. In total, 13,973 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Ohio.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the best value school in Ohio for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Ohio. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ohio State is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Ohio.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio rankings.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 21,938
Michigan 7,345
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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 3 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.

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