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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

15 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 69 students majoring in nursing at UC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in nursing at Ohio State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Full Nursing at Case Western Reserve University Report

#4

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Lourdes University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Ohio. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

#6

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

Mount St. Joseph University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#7

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Nursing at Ashland University Report

#9

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Otterbein University Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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