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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota

28 Colleges
$38,647 Avg Salary
$18,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #198 most popular major in Minnesota with 22 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Minnesota to see which 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.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our analysis found Minnesota West Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $18,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northland Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out an average of $21,363 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Anoka Technical College take out is $12,916.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Dakota County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

On average, practical nursing graduates from DCTC take out $13,868 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Inver Hills Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota ranking. IHCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out $20,833 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $121.

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#9

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Hennepin Technical College take out an average of $11,196 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #10, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Pine Technical & Community College carry an average student debt load of $20,414.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 0

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 25 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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