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Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs 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 State Fair Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in practical nursing at State Fair Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from State Fair Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,417.

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Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Kansas to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas accumulate an average of around $15,720 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $141, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 2 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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