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Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools

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$41,121 Avg Salary
$14,988 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our analysis found Unitek College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Unitek College take out $14,920 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $206.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Mateo.

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

Practical Nursing majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $18,427 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Antelope Valley is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

National University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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