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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Minnesota 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 analysis found Northland Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in practical nursing at Northland Community and Technical College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,495.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota accumulate an average of around $25,044 in student debt. 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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Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,002.

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#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $21,586 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ATCC take out $14,767 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #6, Hennepin Technical College 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 large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in practical nursing at Hennepin Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Hennepin Technical College carry an average student debt load of $16,764.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at M State take out an average of $20,581 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #8, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

About 98% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Riverland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Dakota County Technical College 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 #10 on the list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

About 76% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $19,646 in student debt.

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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 22 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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