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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #187 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region .

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Unitek College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Unitek College take out $20,602 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $184.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college 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.

After completing their Associate Degree, practical nursing graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts carry an average student debtload of $18,804.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Antelope Valley is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online associate degree. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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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 4 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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