2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You
In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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.
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 Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,276 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the United States
Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debt load of $8,325.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Unitek College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Unitek College take out is $14,567. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.
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The excellent programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.
Practical Nursing majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $17,548 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NWTC take out is $10,250.
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Out of the 1,276 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at ECPI University take out is $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $142, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #6, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, practical nursing graduates from Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out $6,879 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
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With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
On average, practical nursing graduates from FVTC take out $8,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
Waukesha County Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Hondros College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Hondros College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Hondros College of Nursing accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from CVTC carry an average student debt load of $11,562.
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Madison Area Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
College of Lake County came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Practical Nursing majors at WSU Tech take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
Columbus State Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Columbus State carry an average student debt load of $3,500.
Moraine Park Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Moraine Park Technical College carry an average student debt load of $3,500.
Mountainland Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $7,961 in student debt.
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Davis Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.
Access Careers ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. Access Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.
Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
On average, practical nursing graduates from Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio take out $15,800 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #22, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College carry an average student debt load of $8,931.
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William Rainey Harper College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Harper College take out is $6,258.
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Johnson County Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Practical Nursing majors at JCCC take out an average of $8,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MATC take out is $11,750.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1276 different United States practical nursing & nursing assistants schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools award.
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region
View the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Nursing | 319,502 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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