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2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Ohio

5 Colleges in Ohio
324 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #105 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 324 degrees in nursing practice annually.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School

Best Nursing Practice Schools in Ohio Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Practice Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Practice
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Practice

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nursing Practice in Ohio

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing practice degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Ohio Schools in Nursing Practice

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
4.2% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Case Western Reserve University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
32 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In OH
69.2% Growth in Graduates

Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 13 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
168 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in nursing practice has to look into Ashland University. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 168 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

Bryant & Stratton College - Parma is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Parma. This college ranks 37th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 11 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Bryant & Stratton College - Parma in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 43
Illinois 870 1,085
Indiana 737 69
Wisconsin 672 211

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Nursing Practice is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 11,814
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 711
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 229
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 160
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 159
Nurse Anesthetist 91
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 75
Clinical Nurse Leader 67
Nursing Administration 62
Nursing Science 62

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