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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 very 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.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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

Full Nursing at Kent State University at Kent Report

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Nursing at University of Toledo Report

With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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

With a ranking of #7, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Nursing at Xavier University Report

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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Full Nursing at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#10

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school 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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