# Best Nursing Colleges in Ohio

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> Updated: 2026-05-31 | Schools: 50 | Category: By State
> Source: https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-nursing-ohio

## Methodology

Nursing programs in Ohio ranked by outcomes and program concentration

CollegeRanker uses a 4-pillar algorithm: Academic Quality (15-20%), Economic Outcomes (30%), Social Mobility (25-35%), Value & Affordability (20-25%). Social mobility data from Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (30M+ anonymized tax records). No subjective surveys.

## Rankings

| Rank | School | Location | Graduation | Earnings (10yr) | Net Price | Median Debt | Debt/Earnings |
|------|--------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|
| 1 | [Ohio Northern University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ohio-northern-university) | Ada, OH | 75% | $80,928 | $24,478 | $27,000 | 0.33x |
| 2 | [Ursuline College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ursuline-college) | Pepper Pike, OH | 61% | $56,878 | $16,164 | $26,250 | 0.46x |
| 3 | [Central Ohio Technical College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/central-ohio-technical-college) | Newark, OH | 27% | $39,168 | $9,948 | $12,072 | 0.31x |
| 4 | [Walsh University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/walsh-university) | North Canton, OH | 60% | $59,764 | $20,493 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 5 | [Belmont College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/belmont-college) | St Clairsville, OH | 41% | $35,329 | $6,995 | $8,747 | 0.25x |
| 6 | [Xavier University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/xavier-university) | Cincinnati, OH | 70% | $64,873 | $32,997 | $23,250 | 0.36x |
| 7 | [Lakeland Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lakeland-community-college) | Kirtland, OH | 23% | $39,612 | $7,606 | $14,751 | 0.37x |
| 8 | [Muskingum University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/muskingum-university) | New Concord, OH | 55% | $48,440 | $19,532 | $25,369 | 0.52x |
| 9 | [North Central State College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/north-central-state-college) | Mansfield, OH | 35% | $38,158 | $4,687 | $8,252 | 0.22x |
| 10 | [Otterbein University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/otterbein-university) | Westerville, OH | 68% | $53,313 | $19,237 | $26,000 | 0.49x |
| 11 | [Cleveland State University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cleveland-state-university) | Cleveland, OH | 50% | $52,131 | $14,764 | $21,797 | 0.42x |
| 12 | [University of Toledo](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-toledo) | Toledo, OH | 56% | $50,632 | $17,249 | $22,250 | 0.44x |
| 13 | [Cedarville University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cedarville-university) | Cedarville, OH | 73% | $55,443 | $24,468 | $20,937 | 0.38x |
| 14 | [University of Dayton](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-dayton) | Dayton, OH | 81% | $75,537 | $29,533 | $23,250 | 0.31x |
| 15 | [Ashland University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ashland-university) | Ashland, OH | 61% | $52,928 | $21,988 | $25,000 | 0.47x |
| 16 | [Lourdes University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lourdes-university) | Sylvania, OH | 35% | $48,150 | $23,206 | $27,000 | 0.56x |
| 17 | [Shawnee State University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/shawnee-state-university) | Portsmouth, OH | 45% | $39,596 | $14,381 | $23,000 | 0.58x |
| 18 | [Capital University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/capital-university) | Columbus, OH | 63% | $54,143 | $22,576 | $26,889 | 0.5x |
| 19 | [Mercy College of Ohio](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/mercy-college-of-ohio) | Toledo, OH | 49% | $65,409 | $17,989 | $20,834 | 0.32x |
| 20 | [The University of Findlay](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/the-university-of-findlay) | Findlay, OH | 60% | $56,996 | $27,221 | $25,439 | 0.45x |
| 21 | [Case Western Reserve University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/case-western-reserve-university) | Cleveland, OH | 87% | $87,989 | $41,190 | $24,000 | 0.27x |
| 22 | [Youngstown State University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/youngstown-state-university) | Youngstown, OH | 52% | $41,544 | $12,767 | $24,000 | 0.58x |
| 23 | [Southern State Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/southern-state-community-college) | Hillsboro, OH | 31% | $35,463 | $9,674 | $11,457 | 0.32x |
| 24 | [Northwest State Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/northwest-state-community-college) | Archbold, OH | 46% | $40,004 | $13,555 | $9,750 | 0.24x |
| 25 | [University of Rio Grande](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-rio-grande) | Rio Grande, OH | 34% | $41,478 | $23,686 | $17,750 | 0.43x |
| 26 | [Ohio University-Main Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus) | Athens, OH | 66% | $52,581 | $21,637 | $21,056 | 0.4x |
| 27 | [Marion Technical College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/marion-technical-college) | Marion, OH | 28% | $41,495 | $7,417 | $8,300 | 0.2x |
| 28 | [Mount Vernon Nazarene University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/mount-vernon-nazarene-university) | Mount Vernon, OH | 66% | $49,555 | $22,421 | $25,000 | 0.5x |
| 29 | [Hiram College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/hiram-college) | Hiram, OH | 57% | $54,311 | $21,058 | $27,000 | 0.5x |
| 30 | [Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/aultman-college-of-nursing-and-health-sciences) | Canton, OH | 53% | $63,582 | $24,204 | $20,000 | 0.31x |
| 31 | [Franciscan University of Steubenville](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/franciscan-university-of-steubenville) | Steubenville, OH | 76% | $50,030 | $23,589 | $23,384 | 0.47x |
| 32 | [Owens Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/owens-community-college) | Perrysburg, OH | 33% | $37,275 | $10,369 | $16,667 | 0.45x |
| 33 | [Marietta College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/marietta-college) | Marietta, OH | 60% | $57,180 | $21,083 | $27,000 | 0.47x |
| 34 | [University of Mount Union](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-mount-union) | Alliance, OH | 62% | $53,217 | $23,280 | $27,000 | 0.51x |
| 35 | [Mount Carmel College of Nursing](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/mount-carmel-college-of-nursing) | Columbus, OH | 64% | $75,103 | $10,420 | $22,082 | 0.29x |
| 36 | [Mount St. Joseph University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/mount-st-joseph-university) | Cincinnati, OH | 56% | $51,509 | $16,530 | $26,827 | 0.52x |
| 37 | [Zane State College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/zane-state-college) | Zanesville, OH | 49% | $35,006 | $8,062 | $6,834 | 0.2x |
| 38 | [Baldwin Wallace University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/baldwin-wallace-university) | Berea, OH | 68% | $54,122 | $27,603 | $27,000 | 0.5x |
| 39 | [Ohio State University-Main Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus) | Columbus, OH | 88% | $60,409 | $17,339 | $19,976 | 0.33x |
| 40 | [Bluffton University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bluffton-university) | Bluffton, OH | 51% | $49,547 | $19,943 | $27,000 | 0.54x |
| 41 | [Malone University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/malone-university) | Canton, OH | 48% | $48,909 | $20,948 | $26,289 | 0.54x |
| 42 | [Wittenberg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wittenberg-university) | Springfield, OH | 53% | $54,947 | $18,649 | $27,000 | 0.49x |
| 43 | [Ohio University-Zanesville Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ohio-university-zanesville-campus) | Zanesville, OH | 20% | $52,581 | $5,746 | $21,056 | 0.4x |
| 44 | [Heidelberg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/heidelberg-university) | Tiffin, OH | 51% | $48,466 | $20,556 | $27,000 | 0.56x |
| 45 | [Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/good-samaritan-college-of-nursing-and-health-science) | Cincinnati, OH | 64% | $66,111 | $19,622 | $20,625 | 0.31x |
| 46 | [Tiffin University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/tiffin-university) | Tiffin, OH | 41% | $35,942 | $26,500 | $27,000 | 0.75x |
| 47 | [Ohio University-Southern Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ohio-university-southern-campus) | Ironton, OH | 20% | $52,581 | $5,993 | $21,056 | 0.4x |
| 48 | [Miami University-Hamilton](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/miami-university-hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | 23% | $55,076 | $11,286 | $23,000 | 0.42x |
| 49 | [Kent State University at Ashtabula](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kent-state-university-at-ashtabula) | Ashtabula, OH | 25% | $45,388 | $12,205 | $24,500 | 0.54x |
| 50 | [University of Cincinnati-Clermont College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-clermont-college) | Batavia, OH | 24% | $54,810 | $13,803 | $21,250 | 0.39x |

## Data Sources

- U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov)
- Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (https://opportunityinsights.org/data)
- Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- NCES IPEDS

## Citation

CollegeRanker. "Best Nursing Colleges in Ohio." CollegeRanker.com, 2026-05-31. https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-nursing-ohio

## License

This data summary is provided for informational purposes. Underlying data from federal sources (College Scorecard, IPEDS) is public domain. Opportunity Insights data is available under their data use agreement at https://opportunityinsights.org/data/.