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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$15,742 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Cedarville University the best value school in Ohio for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedarville are $9,864 per year.

Full Nursing at Cedarville University Report

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 23 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Ohio University - Athens Campus

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Otterbein are $14,392 per year.

Otterbein excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Nursing at Otterbein University

#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Xavier also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Nursing at Xavier University Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Franciscan U are $12,888 a year.

Full Nursing at Franciscan University of Steubenville Report

#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Cleveland State University

Kent State University at Kent came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

Full Nursing at Kent State University at Kent Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 23 schools only.

  • 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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