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Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools

5 Colleges
$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 84,274 people earned a degree or certificate in practical nursing and nursing assistants, making the major the #187 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online practical nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our analysis found Unitek College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, practical nursing graduates from Unitek College carry an average student debtload of $20,602. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $184.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 152 students majoring in practical nursing at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $18,804 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Antelope Valley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

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One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

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