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Undergraduate Certificates in Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

921 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 55% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.3% of nursing assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nursing Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 921 people earned their undergraduate certificate in nursing assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nursing assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 37,077
Undergraduate Certificate 921
Associate Degree 74
Bachelor’s Degree 25

Earnings of Nursing Assistant Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nursing assistant majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for nursing assistant students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in nursing assistant. About 88.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 103
Women 818
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nursing assistant undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 20
Black or African American 182
Hispanic or Latino 133
White 359
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 224
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nursing assistant that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Licensed Practical Nursing 37,587
Other Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3,762

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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