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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

29 Colleges
$36,419 Avg Salary
$11,436 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 14 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in Tennessee 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Knoxville, TCAT - Knoxville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Knoxville take out an average of $14,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 29 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCAT - Jackson is a small public school located in the suburb of Jackson.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Jackson take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 29 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton landed the # 3 spot on the list. TCAT - Elizabethton is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Elizabethton take out is $12,349.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Dickson is a small public school located in the distant town of Dickson.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Dickson take out $11,898 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Hartsville is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Hartsville.

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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. TCAT - Morristown is a small public school located in the city of Morristown.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Morristown take out is $6,800.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Nashville is a fairly small public school located in the city of Nashville.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at TCAT - Nashville accumulate an average of around $22,394 in student debt.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Crossville is a small public school located in the remote town of Crossville.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Crossville take out an average of $7,019 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Hohenwald, TCAT - Hohenwald is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Hohenwald carry an average student debt load of $6,955.

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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
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 26 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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