2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Ohio

Registered Nursing is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the most popular for registered nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 doctor's degrees in registered nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in registered nursing matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Ohio ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of registered nursing students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for registered nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Registered Nursing in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in registered nursing.

Most Well Attended Schools for Registered Nursing Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

44 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in registered nursing. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Ohio.

There were about 44 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kent State University at Kent if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in registered nursing. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Ohio.

There were about 9 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from Kent State University at Kent

3

Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Lourdes University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in registered nursing. Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Ohio.

There were roughly 6 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Lourdes in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from Lourdes University

4

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in registered nursing needs to look into University of Akron Main Campus. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public university located in the city of Akron. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Ohio.

There were approximately 1 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from University of Akron Main Campus

 

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Registered Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	270	0
Michigan	251	91
Indiana	199	7
Wisconsin	156	33

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Registered Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	108
Nurse Anesthetist	22
Nursing Science	15
Nursing Administration	9
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	5
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4
School Nursing	3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.