2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Collins Career Technical Center the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Chesapeake, CollinsCTC is a public school with a small student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at CollinsCTC accumulate an average of around $27,011 in student debt.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Athena Career Academy is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Athena Career Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.
Of the 70 students majoring in nursing at Athena Career Academy, 11% are male and 89% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from Athena Career Academy take out $36,465 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Lisbon.
Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Great Lakes Region . St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.
Nursing majors at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and University of Saint Francis Cooperative Nursing Program take out an average of $40,919 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $424, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Health System School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out $23,568 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Sandusky.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing take out $31,970 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Sandusky Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Sandusky Career Center is a small public school located in the town of Sandusky.
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Tri-Rivers Career Center landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Marion.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Tri-Rivers Career Center carry an average student debt load of $28,971.
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With a ranking of #8, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Jefferson.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 17 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.