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

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

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 14 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Dickson is a small public school located in the distant town of Dickson.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at TCAT - Dickson accumulate an average of around $16,721 in student debt.

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Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCAT - Elizabethton is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

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

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Elizabethton take out an average of $14,609 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Jackson is a small public school located in the suburb of Jackson.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at TCAT - Jackson accumulate an average of around $14,510 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, TCAT - Knoxville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Knoxville, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Knoxville take out an average of $16,047 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Morristown is a small public school located in the small city of Morristown.

Of the 64 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Morristown, 5% are male and 95% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Morristown take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,763.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Crossville is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Crossville.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Crossville take out $9,055 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 56 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Nashville, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Nashville take out $23,305 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Hohenwald, TCAT - Hohenwald is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at TCAT - Hohenwald accumulate an average of around $10,474 in student debt.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - Ripley is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ripley.

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

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Ripley take out an average of $17,422 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

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

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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