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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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$16,197 Avg Salary
$17,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Universidad del Turabo the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, practical nursing majors at Universidad del Turabo accumulate an average of around $28,243 in student debt.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Caribbean University - Bayamon landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, Caribbean University - Bayamon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oakwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Located in the city of Huntsville, Oakwood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Caribbean University - Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Carolina.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Ponce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Caribbean University - Ponce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ponce.

Of the 7 students majoring in practical nursing at Caribbean University - Ponce, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Caribbean University - Vega Baja ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Vega Baja, Caribbean University - Vega Baja is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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#7

National University

San Diego, CA

National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#7

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 9 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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