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

4 Colleges
$41,121 Avg Salary
$14,988 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 97 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd 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 & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in practical nursing at PITC Institute, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at Fortis Institute - Scranton accumulate an average of around $20,919 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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