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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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 school below is the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055
Nevada 0

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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