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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

47 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Ohio with 13,973 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Chamberlain University - Ohio to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Chamberlain - Ohio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Nursing majors at Chamberlain - Ohio take out an average of $37,103 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $256.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio Northern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from ONU carry an average student debtload of $26,721.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $272.

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#4

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Kettering College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Kettering College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kettering.

On average, nursing graduates from Kettering College take out $38,183 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Nursing majors at Mount Carmel College of Nursing take out an average of $29,713 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science carry an average student debtload of $32,928.

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#7

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #7, Mercy College of Ohio did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mercy College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,471. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $26,296 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $277, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Muskingum University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of New Concord.

On average, nursing graduates from Muskingum take out $30,499 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $429.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

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

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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