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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

19 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate 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 19 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 198 students majoring in nursing at UC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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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#2

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursuline College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at Ursuline College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 19 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at University of Toledo, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Case Western take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $20,683.

Full Nursing at Case Western Reserve University Report

Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at OHIO Athens, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 19 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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