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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas

27 Colleges
$32,254 Avg Salary
$14,617 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 31 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the most popular school in Arkansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ASUN take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 27 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University Three Rivers landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

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#3

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarka College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black River Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Black River Technical College take out $12,850 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at ATU take out an average of $26,685 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

Practical Nursing majors at ASUMH take out an average of $13,937 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from UACCB take out $9,963 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from UAM carry an average student debt load of $12,750.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0

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 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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