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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Kansas the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas accumulate an average of around $25,044 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $121, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Rasmussen University - Kansas Report

Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Of the 52 students majoring in practical nursing at State Fair Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at State Fair Community College take out an average of $17,817 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 averages are for the top 2 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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