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Nursing at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Nursing at Ohio State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Ohio State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. Of the 12,018 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 305 of them were nursing majors.

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
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 103
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 657
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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.

Earnings of Ohio State Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $61,744. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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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

86% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. 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.

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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.

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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

88% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 246 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ohio State, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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