Master’s Degrees in Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

A master's degree in practical nursing is offered at 2 colleges in the United States. Approximately 0% of recent graduates in this major were women, and no racial-ethnic minorities were represented in this group.

Education Levels of Practical Nursing Majors

This earns it the #25 spot on the list of the most popular master's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in practical nursing at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	44,253
Undergraduate Certificate	42,270
Associate Degree	2,219
Bachelor’s Degree	51
Graduate Certificate	15
Doctor’s Degree	1

Earnings of Practical Nursing Majors With Master’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for practical nursing students who are master's degree holders.

Most Popular Practical Nursing Programs for Master’s Degrees

There are 2 colleges that offer a master’s degree in practical nursing. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to practical nursing that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	49,855
Public Health	17,864
Mental & Social Health Services	17,274
Health/Medical Admin Services	15,811
Allied Health Professions	14,052

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.