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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the most popular school in Maryland for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 63 students majoring in practical nursing at CCBC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at CCBC take out an average of $25,068 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wor-Wic Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Wor-Wic Community College take out an average of $14,082 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hagerstown Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from HCC carry an average student debt load of $18,602.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from AACC carry an average student debt load of $18,374.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in practical nursing at HCC, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at HCC take out an average of $26,341 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, Allegany College of Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debt load of $20,099.

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Baltimore City Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#6

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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#6

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

With a ranking of #6, Carroll Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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College of Southern Maryland came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

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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