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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 84,274 practical nursing and nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Kansas the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,044. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $121.

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Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Of the 52 students majoring in practical nursing at State Fair Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from State Fair Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,817.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 0

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Practical Nursing Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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