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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$43,577 Avg Salary
$12,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the most popular school in Maryland for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CCBC take out $14,613 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

The excellent programs at Wor-Wic Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Maryland. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Wor-Wic Community College take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hagerstown Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.

Practical Nursing majors at HCC take out an average of $9,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allegany College of Maryland is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland take out $11,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from HCC carry an average student debt load of $11,994.

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#7

Cecil College

North East, MD

With a ranking of #7, Cecil College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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#7

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Baltimore City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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College of Southern Maryland ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

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 13 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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