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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

The Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Health System School of Nursing the best school in Ohio for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Steubenville, Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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#2

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Huber Heights, Ohio Institute of Allied Health is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-Rivers Career Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Marion, Tri-Rivers Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Collins Career Technical Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. CollinsCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Chesapeake.

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

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#6

Sandusky Career Center

Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Career Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the distant town of Sandusky, Sandusky Career Center is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio Medical Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Ohio Medical Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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#8

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH

Athena Career Academy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Toledo, Athena Career Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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#9

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

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#10

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

With a ranking of #10, Knox County Career Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Vernon, Knox Technical Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Full Nursing at Knox County Career Center Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 12 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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