by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 45,847 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12,709 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 148 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in registered nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati is a small private for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 222 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science landed the #3 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Southern Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 83 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ambria College of Nursing. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #6, Felbry College School of Nursing did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Full Felbry College School of Nursing Registered Nursing Report
Northwestern College - Bridgeview came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NC is a small school located in Bridgeview, Illinois that handed out 86 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Bryant & Stratton College - Parma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Parma, Ohio, this small private for-profit school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Bryant & Stratton College - Parma
Ohio Medical Career College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Medical Career College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 450 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Registered Nursing Report
Kent State University at East Liverpool did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in East Liverpool, Ohio, and it awarded 40 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Kent State University at East Liverpool
Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Registered Nursing Report
Hondros College of Nursing ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 309 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mercy College of Ohio came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mercy College of Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 133 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Herzing University - Akron did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Hayward, Wisconsin, and it awarded 19 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 113 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Fortis College - Cuyahoga Falls came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fortis College - Cuyahoga Falls is a small school located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio that handed out 65 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fortis College - Centerville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Centerville, Ohio, this small private for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Beckfield College - Tri-County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Springdale, Ohio, and it awarded 42 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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University of Rio Grande ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Rio Grande, Ohio, and it awarded 118 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Registered Nursing Report
Ohio Valley College of Technology landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Valley College of Technology is a private for-profit institution located in East Liverpool, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Ohio Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Central Ohio Technical College is a small public school situated in Newark, Ohio. It awarded 189 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Ohio Technical College Registered Nursing Report
Fortis College - Columbus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fortis College - Columbus is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 107 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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