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

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Prism Career Institute, Philadelphia to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Prism Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Prism Career Institute carry an average student debt load of $24,559. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $94, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Willow Street.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center accumulate an average of around $22,216 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lenape Practical Nursing Program is a small public school located in the rural area of Ford City.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in practical nursing at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career, 8% are male and 93% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career accumulate an average of around $13,849 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a small public school located in the city of Altoona.

Of the 75 students majoring in practical nursing at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, 9% are male and 91% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center carry an average student debt load of $21,862.

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Eastern Center for Arts and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Willow Grove, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Eastern Center for Arts and Technology carry an average student debt load of $19,881.

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With a ranking of #7, Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the small suburb of Lebanon.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lebanon County Career & Technology Center take out $23,534 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Falcon Institute of Health And Science 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Falcon Institute of Health And Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, Lincoln Tech - Allentown is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Allentown take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $167.

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With a ranking of #9, Harrisburg Area 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 small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from HACC carry an average student debt load of $26,993.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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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 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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