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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$16,197 Avg Salary
$20,910 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Universidad del Turabo to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Universidad del Turabo is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gurabo.

Women make up 77% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Universidad del Turabo take out $34,962 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Bayamon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Caribbean University - Bayamon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bayamon.

Of the 21 students majoring in practical nursing at Caribbean University - Bayamon, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#3

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakwood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oakwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Huntsville.

Of the 15 students majoring in practical nursing at Oakwood, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Carolina, Caribbean University - Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in practical nursing at Caribbean University - Carolina, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Caribbean University - Ponce is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ponce, Caribbean University - Ponce is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Caribbean University - Vega Baja ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Caribbean University - Vega Baja is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Vega Baja.

Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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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 9 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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