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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

1 College
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 school in the Far Western US Region offering online undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 724 students majoring in practical nursing at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out $18,229 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $152.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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