2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
24
Colleges
6,809
Bachelor's Degrees
$26,638
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Ohio. In total, 6,809 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Ohio. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the nursing bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools
The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Ursuline College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Ohio that are best for non-traditional nursing students. Located in the suburb of Pepper Pike, Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The student loan default rate at Ursuline College is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 348 students take at least one class online at Ursuline College. There are roughly 431 part time students in attendance at Ursuline College.
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Our rankings recognize Ohio University - Athens Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio ranking.
The student loan default rate at OHIO Athens is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. 7,245 students are part time.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. About 10,255 of the students at UC are attending part time.
Full Nursing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
Our rankings recognize Mount St. Joseph University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.
The student loan default rate at Mount St. Joe is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 443 students at Mount St. Joe that take at least one class online. About 803 of the students at Mount St. Joe are attending part time.
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Ashland University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.
About 1.2% of Ashland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,358 of Ashland students are exclusively distance learners. 1,993 students are part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Walsh University. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
The student loan default rate at Walsh is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,211 students take at least one class online at Walsh. There are roughly 749 part time students in attendance at Walsh.
Full Nursing at Walsh University Report
Malone University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Canton, Malone is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Malone is lower than is typical, just 3.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 433 students take at least one class online at Malone. 443 of Malone students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Malone University Report
Kent State University at Kent comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.5% of Kent State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. 6,651 students are part time.
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Xavier University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio list.
The student loan default rate at Xavier is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. There are roughly 1,248 part time students in attendance at Xavier.
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