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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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$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.

The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree 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 master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 576 students majoring in nursing at UC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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

Of the 246 students majoring in nursing at Ohio State, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 23 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in nursing at OHIO Athens, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in nursing at Mount Carmel College of Nursing, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at University of Akron Main Campus, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#10

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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 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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