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Best Nursing Colleges in Ohio

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 50 schools · Agent Insights
50
Schools Analyzed
$52,273
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
52%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$18,133
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 50 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 50
Avg. earnings at 10yr $52,273
Avg. graduation rate 52%
Avg. net price $18,133
Avg. median debt $21,719

How We Ranked

Nursing programs in Ohio ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICEOhio NorthernUrsuline CollegeCentral OhioWalsh UniversityBelmont College

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Ohio Northern University75%Ursuline College61%Central Ohio Technical C…27%Walsh University60%Belmont College41%Xavier University70%Lakeland Community Colle…23%Muskingum University55%North Central State Coll…35%Otterbein University68%Cleveland State Universi…50%University of Toledo56%Cedarville University73%University of Dayton81%Ashland University61%Lourdes University35%Shawnee State University45%Capital University63%Mercy College of Ohio49%The University of Findlay60%

Top 3

#1

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH

Graduation75%
Earnings$80,928
Net Price$24,478

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#2

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Graduation61%
Earnings$56,878
Net Price$16,164

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#3

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, OH

Graduation27%
Earnings$39,168
Net Price$9,948

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Full Rankings

#1

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · 2,489 students · Private nonprofit

74% accepted 75% graduate $80,928 earnings
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#2

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH · 670 students · Private nonprofit

75% accepted 61% graduate $56,878 earnings
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#3

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, OH · 1,941 students · Public

27% graduate $39,168 earnings
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#4

Walsh University

North Canton, OH · 1,390 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 60% graduate $59,764 earnings
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#5

Belmont College

St Clairsville, OH · 600 students · Public

41% graduate $35,329 earnings
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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH · 4,207 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 70% graduate $64,873 earnings
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#7

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH · 2,773 students · Public

23% graduate $39,612 earnings
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#8

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH · 1,376 students · Private nonprofit

82% accepted 55% graduate $48,440 earnings
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#9

North Central State College

Mansfield, OH · 1,273 students · Public

35% graduate $38,158 earnings
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#10

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH · 2,157 students · Private nonprofit

85% accepted 68% graduate $53,313 earnings
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#11

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH · 8,969 students · Public

91% accepted 50% graduate $52,131 earnings
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#12

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH · 9,770 students · Public

92% accepted 56% graduate $50,632 earnings
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#13

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH · 4,024 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 73% graduate $55,443 earnings
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#14

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · 7,682 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 81% graduate $75,537 earnings
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#15

Ashland University

Ashland, OH · 2,199 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 61% graduate $52,928 earnings
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#16

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH · 543 students · Private nonprofit

74% accepted 35% graduate $48,150 earnings
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#17

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · 2,247 students · Public

45% graduate $39,596 earnings
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#18

Capital University

Columbus, OH · 1,585 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 63% graduate $54,143 earnings
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#19

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH · 939 students · Private nonprofit

93% accepted 49% graduate $65,409 earnings
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#20

The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH · 2,223 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 60% graduate $56,996 earnings
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#21

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · 6,437 students · Private nonprofit

37% accepted 87% graduate $87,989 earnings
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#22

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH · 7,961 students · Public

84% accepted 52% graduate $41,544 earnings
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#23

Southern State Community College

Hillsboro, OH · 761 students · Public

31% graduate $35,463 earnings
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#24

Northwest State Community College

Archbold, OH · 1,115 students · Public

46% graduate $40,004 earnings
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#25

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH · 1,400 students · Private nonprofit

34% graduate $41,478 earnings
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#26

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · 19,633 students · Public

85% accepted 66% graduate $52,581 earnings
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#27

Marion Technical College

Marion, OH · 1,475 students · Public

28% graduate $41,495 earnings
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#28

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, OH · 1,358 students · Private nonprofit

84% accepted 66% graduate $49,555 earnings
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#29

Hiram College

Hiram, OH · 777 students · Private nonprofit

94% accepted 57% graduate $54,311 earnings
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#30

Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Canton, OH · 280 students · Private nonprofit

46% accepted 53% graduate $63,582 earnings
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#31

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH · 2,901 students · Private nonprofit

58% accepted 76% graduate $50,030 earnings
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#32

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH · 4,361 students · Public

33% graduate $37,275 earnings
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#33

Marietta College

Marietta, OH · 952 students · Private nonprofit

79% accepted 60% graduate $57,180 earnings
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#34

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH · 1,995 students · Private nonprofit

78% accepted 62% graduate $53,217 earnings
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#35

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus, OH · 532 students · Private nonprofit

84% accepted 64% graduate $75,103 earnings
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#36

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH · 1,129 students · Private nonprofit

59% accepted 56% graduate $51,509 earnings
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#37

Zane State College

Zanesville, OH · 715 students · Public

49% graduate $35,006 earnings
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#38

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · 2,842 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 68% graduate $54,122 earnings
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#39

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · 45,638 students · Public

61% accepted 88% graduate $60,409 earnings
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#40

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH · 582 students · Private nonprofit

67% accepted 51% graduate $49,547 earnings
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#41

Malone University

Canton, OH · 798 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 48% graduate $48,909 earnings
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#42

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH · 1,215 students · Private nonprofit

72% accepted 53% graduate $54,947 earnings
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#43

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

Zanesville, OH · 560 students · Public

20% graduate $52,581 earnings
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#44

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH · 915 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 51% graduate $48,466 earnings
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#45

Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science

Cincinnati, OH · 690 students · Private nonprofit

46% accepted 64% graduate $66,111 earnings
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#46

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH · 2,051 students · Private nonprofit

80% accepted 41% graduate $35,942 earnings
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#47

Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, OH · 415 students · Public

20% graduate $52,581 earnings
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#48

Miami University-Hamilton

Hamilton, OH · 2,043 students · Public

23% graduate $55,076 earnings
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#49

Kent State University at Ashtabula

Ashtabula, OH · 1,290 students · Public

25% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#50

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College

Batavia, OH · 3,019 students · Public

24% graduate $54,810 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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