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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our 2023 rankings named PITC Institute the most popular school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Media.

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State Degrees Awarded
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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 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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