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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools

5 Colleges
$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

With 84,274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our analysis found Unitek College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

About 82% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, practical nursing graduates from Unitek College carry an average student debtload of $20,602. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $184.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online associate degree. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $18,804 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Antelope Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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