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

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$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 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 analysis found Community College of Baltimore County to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maryland. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

About 98% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CCBC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,736.

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#2

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Wor-Wic Community College carry an average student debt load of $9,080.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hagerstown Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Maryland. HCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown.

Practical Nursing majors at HCC take out an average of $13,615 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Anne Arundel Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at AACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,563.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at HCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,748.

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Allegany College of Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debt load of $15,841.

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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.

Of the 12 students majoring in practical nursing at Baltimore City Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Cecil College

North East, MD

With a ranking of #6, Cecil College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

About 50% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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. 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).

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