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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$16,197 Avg Salary
$20,910 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Universidad del Turabo the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Universidad del Turabo take out $34,962 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Caribbean University - Bayamon landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon, Caribbean University - Bayamon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 71% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Huntsville, Oakwood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Caribbean University - Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Caribbean University - Ponce is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Caribbean University - Ponce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ponce.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Caribbean University - Vega Baja did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Vega Baja, Caribbean University - Vega Baja is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, Saint Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region

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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 9 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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