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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Trinity Health System School of Nursing to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Trinity Health System School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $23,568.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Graham Hospital School of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. Graham Hospital School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Canton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.

On average, nursing graduates from St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program take out $40,919 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $424, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Huber Heights.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Sandusky.

Nursing majors at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing take out an average of $31,970 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tri-Rivers Career Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Marion.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Tri-Rivers Career Center accumulate an average of around $28,971 in student debt.

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Collins Career Technical Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Chesapeake, CollinsCTC is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at CollinsCTC accumulate an average of around $27,011 in student debt.

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#8

Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Sandusky Career Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Sandusky.

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Ohio Medical Career College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Ohio Medical Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Ohio Medical Career College accumulate an average of around $29,544 in student debt.

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#10

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

Athena Career Academy came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Athena Career Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

On average, nursing graduates from Athena Career Academy take out $36,465 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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