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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

19 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in nursing at UC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Nursing majors at UC take out an average of $21,375 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#2

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Out of the 19 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ursuline College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pepper Pike.

Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at Ursuline College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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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. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 19 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at University of Toledo, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Case Western take out an average of $20,683 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at OHIO Athens, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 19 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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