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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Illinois with 5,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Our analysis found College of DuPage to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. COD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at COD take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,247.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MDT College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. ATS Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 106 students majoring in practical nursing at ATS Institute of Technology, 2% are male and 98% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at ATS Institute of Technology take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,737.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Capital Area School of Practical Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Illinois. CASPN is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CASPN accumulate an average of around $8,716 in student debt.

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#4

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Joliet Junior College carry an average student debt load of $8,912.

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#5

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in practical nursing at John A Logan College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Olney Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Olney Central College is a small public school located in the town of Olney.

Of the 47 students majoring in practical nursing at Olney Central College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Olney Central College accumulate an average of around $6,931 in student debt.

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William Rainey Harper College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

Women make up 84% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Harper College carry an average student debt load of $9,689.

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#8

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Verve College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Verve College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Oak Brook.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Verve College take out $11,051 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Lake Land College accumulate an average of around $7,569 in student debt.

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Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. ICC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of East Peoria.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from ICC carry an average student debt load of $8,317.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 25 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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