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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Minnesota with 2,176 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school 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.

Check out the practical nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,931 in student debt.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota 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 college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
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 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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