2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the best school in Ohio for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
On average, nursing graduates from Case Western take out $20,683 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Carmel College of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,375.
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Xavier University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
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Ursuline College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges 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 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
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 14 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).
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