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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

37 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln the most popular school in the New England Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lincoln Tech - Lincoln is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lincoln.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Lincoln take out an average of $21,367 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $97, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Vermont Tech take out $18,035 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Stratford.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute accumulate an average of around $24,790 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $254.

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#4

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stone Academy-West Haven is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in practical nursing at Stone Academy-West Haven, 1% are male and 99% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Stone Academy-West Haven take out $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $88, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out an average of $23,426 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $167.

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#6

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

Stone Academy-East Hartford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Stone Academy-East Hartford is a small private for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-East Hartford take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,190. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $88, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #7, Greater Lowell Technical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Tyngsboro, Greater Lowell Technical School is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Greater Lowell Technical School take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,445.

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With a ranking of #8, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,577.

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Harmony Health Care Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Harmony Health Care Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Merrimack.

About 84% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Harmony Health Care Institute take out $16,908 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Of the 54 students majoring in practical nursing at Lincoln Tech - New Britain, 11% are male and 89% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - New Britain take out $23,426 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $167.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 5
New Hampshire 4

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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