2026 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in Ohio
Critical Care Nursing programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for critical care nursing students.
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Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing in Ohio
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the critical care nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Critical Care Nursing
Youngstown State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best critical care nursing schools. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown. Roughly 50% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 11 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, critical care nursing degree recipients from Youngstown State University generally make around $106,008. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
See the full critical care nursing program report for Youngstown State University
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
