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

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

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In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 31 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Arkansas to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the most popular school in Arkansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ASUN take out $16,025 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Baptist Health College - Little Rock helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at BHCLR accumulate an average of around $24,845 in student debt.

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#3

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Ozarka College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in practical nursing at Ozarka College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Ozarka College accumulate an average of around $13,458 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

About 84% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

Practical Nursing majors at Black River Technical College take out an average of $15,277 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

With a ranking of #6, Arkansas Tech University 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 town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from ASUMH carry an average student debt load of $16,973.

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With a ranking of #8, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at SouthArk accumulate an average of around $16,007 in student debt.

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Northwest Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. NTI is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Springdale.

Of the 35 students majoring in practical nursing at NTI, 11% are male and 89% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NTI carry an average student debt load of $12,682.

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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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
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 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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