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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for 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 Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our 2023 rankings named PITC Institute the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fortis Institute - Scranton is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Scranton, Fortis Institute - Scranton is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

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#5

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

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

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 6 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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