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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota

28 Colleges
$38,647 Avg Salary
$12,494 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 22 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota West Community and Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the remote town of Granite Falls.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out an average of $12,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Anoka Technical College take out is $9,500.

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The excellent programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota ranking. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Practical Nursing majors at DCTC take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Inver Hills Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota ranking. IHCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - Minnesota carry an average student debt load of $14,167. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $141.

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#9

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #9, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Hennepin Technical College take out $14,933 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Pine Technical & Community College 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. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

Practical Nursing majors at Pine Technical & Community College take out an average of $11,064 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 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 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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