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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$35,646 Avg Salary
$16,915 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our analysis found James A Rhodes State College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Rhodes State College take out an average of $14,900 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davenport University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Davenport University carry an average student debtload of $43,683.

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The excellent online programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out is $20,833. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $121, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin take out $20,833 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $121, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

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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 4 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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