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Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

With 85,339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named James A Rhodes State College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rhodes State College accumulate an average of around $16,945 in student debt.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Great Lakes Region . Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Of the 11 students majoring in practical nursing at Davenport University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Davenport University accumulate an average of around $22,060 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin carry an average student debtload of $15,720. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $141.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,720. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $141.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902
Illinois 5,858

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 4 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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