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

32 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

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

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in Missouri 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 Ozarks Technical Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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

Practical Nursing majors at OTC take out an average of $12,300 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at North Central Missouri College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Missouri. NCMC is a small public school located in the town of Trenton.

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

Practical Nursing majors at NCMC take out an average of $12,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 32 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Moberly Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a medium-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 MACC accumulate an average of around $13,237 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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

Practical Nursing majors at State Fair Community College take out an average of $13,417 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Missouri. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau CTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in practical nursing at Cape Girardeau CTC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Cape Girardeau CTC take out an average of $10,588 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fenton, SLCHC is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from SLCHC take out $17,092 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Applied Technology Services

Sunset Hills, MO

With a ranking of #7, Applied Technology Services did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Sunset Hills, Applied Technology Services is a public college with a small student population.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Applied Technology Services take out $13,371 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#8

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in practical nursing at Concorde Career Colleges, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Concorde Career Colleges accumulate an average of around $20,941 in student debt.

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#9

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Jefferson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from JeffCo carry an average student debt load of $13,612.

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#10

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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