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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 school below is the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize 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 schools 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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