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

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Monroe County Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Monroe, Monroe County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found West Shore Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . West Shore Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Scottville.

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#1

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Superior State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the town of Sault Ste Marie.

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#1

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

Our analysis found University of Rio Grande to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

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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