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

28 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 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 Tennessee. With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson the most popular school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. TCAT - Dickson is a fairly small public school located in the town of Dickson.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Elizabethton is a small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

Of the 90 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Elizabethton, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at South College accumulate an average of around $16,152 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Jackson is a small public school located in the small suburb of Jackson.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, TCAT - Knoxville is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Knoxville, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. TCAT - Morristown is a fairly small public school located in the city of Morristown.

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

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville 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 #7 on the list. TCAT - Crossville is a small public school located in the town of Crossville.

About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

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

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Hohenwald, TCAT - Hohenwald is a public college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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

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

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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