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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

There are 1,309 colleges that offer a degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the Nursing & Nursing Assistants programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,309 schools in the United States offering Nursing & Nursing Assistants programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

Check out the Nursing & Nursing Assistants programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the U.S. for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Ivy Tech Community College is a public school located in Indianapolis, IN. This school awarded 3,601 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $46,027. Read More…

Des Moines Area Community College landed the #2 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Ankeny, IA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1,637 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $42,189. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Des Moines Area Community College

#3

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Unitek College landed the #3 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Unitek College is a private for-profit school located in Fremont, CA. This school awarded 1,524 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,809. Read More…

Hondros College of Nursing comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Located in Columbus, OH, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1,122 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $55,814. Full Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Hondros College of Nursing Report

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts landed the #5 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in San Jose, CA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 869 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $54,271. Full Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Report

Gateway Technical College comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Located in Kenosha, WI, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 827 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $43,954. Read More…

#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University landed the #7 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. ECPI University is a private for-profit school located in Virginia Beach, VA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 747 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $45,216. Read More…

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Green Bay, WI, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 662 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $43,483. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

South Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Miami, FL, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 612 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $31,047. Read More…

Madison Area Technical College landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Madison Area Technical College is a public school located in Madison, WI. This school awarded 593 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $43,461. Read More…

#11

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Grayslake, IL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 587 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $39,110. Read More…

#12

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

Access Careers comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Access Careers is a private for-profit school located in Hempstead, NY. This school awarded 582 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $23,956. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Access Careers

Bluegrass Community and Technical College comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Located in Lexington, KY, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 579 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $42,755. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

William Rainey Harper College comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. William Rainey Harper College is a public school located in Palatine, IL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 559 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,524. Read More…

Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #15 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Sioux City, IA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 553 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,272. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Mountainland Technical College comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Located in Lehi, UT, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 532 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $31,072. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Mountainland Technical College

#17

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Johnson County Community College is a public school located in Overland Park, KS. During the most recent year for which we have data, 525 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,105. Read More…

Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #18 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public school located in Eau Claire, WI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 504 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $46,048. Full Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

Waukesha County Technical College landed the #19 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Waukesha County Technical College is a public school located in Pewaukee, WI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 476 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $44,593. Read More…

Fox Valley Technical College comes in at #20 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Fox Valley Technical College is a public school located in Appleton, WI. This school awarded 472 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $43,167. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Fox Valley Technical College

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school located in Bowling Green, KY. This school awarded 472 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $37,468. Read More…

Mesa Community College landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Mesa Community College is a public school located in Mesa, AZ. During the most recent year for which we have data, 443 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $60,009. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Mesa Community College

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the #23 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public school located in Wichita, KS. This school awarded 438 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $31,565. Read full report on Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

#24

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools ranking. Located in Kaysville, UT, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 433 people earned their degree in Nursing & Nursing Assistants from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $32,617. Full Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Davis Technical College Report

Moraine Valley Community College comes in at #25 on our list of the most popular colleges for Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors. Located in Palos Hills, IL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 423 degrees in Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $35,570. Read More…

#29

Access Careers-Islandia

Islandia, NY
#31

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL
#32

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL
#38

Institute of Technology

Clovis, CA
#41

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ
#43

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#44

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV
#45

Northwood Technical College

Rice Lake, WI
#49

High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that also graduate students in this major every year.

Rank College Location
51 Valley College-Cleveland Cleveland, OH
52 American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA
53 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
54 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN
55 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
56 Dixie Technical College Saint George, UT
57 American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA
58 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
59 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ
60 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
61 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
62 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
63 InterAmerican Technical Institute Miami, FL
64 Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA
65 Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Falls Church, VA
66 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
67 Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO
68 Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO
69 American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
70 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
71 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
72 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
73 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus Paramus, NJ
74 Northeast Technology Center Pryor, OK
75 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
76 Stanbridge University Irvine, CA
77 Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI
78 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
79 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
80 Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL
81 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
82 Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY
83 South College Knoxville, TN
84 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown, NJ
85 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY
86 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
87 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
88 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
89 Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS
90 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
91 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
92 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
93 Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA
94 McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL
95 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
96 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
97 Gaston College Dallas, NC
98 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY
99 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL
100 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
101 Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR
102 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO
103 Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee, OK
104 New Age Training New York, NY
105 Salina Area Technical College Salina, KS
106 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
107 Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern, AR
108 Garden City Community College Garden City, KS
109 Institute of Allied Healthcare San Antonio, TX
110 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama Guayama, PR
111 Oakton College Des Plaines, IL
112 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
113 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, IL
114 Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL
115 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
116 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN
117 Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln, RI
118 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH
119 Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA
120 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
121 Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit, KS
122 Highland Community College Highland, KS
123 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
124 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
125 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
126 Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY
127 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
128 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
129 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
130 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO
131 South Texas College McAllen, TX
132 Infinity College Lafayette, LA
133 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
134 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
135 Sumner College Portland, OR
136 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
137 John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL
138 Dallas College Dallas, TX
139 Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH
140 Utah Tech University Saint George, UT
141 Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL
142 Eastern Suffolk BOCES Sayville, NY
143 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
144 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
145 Summit College San Bernardino, CA
146 Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK
147 Lake Land College Mattoon, IL
148 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
149 Porter & Chester Institute Bridgeport, CT
150 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
151 California Career Institute Anaheim, CA
152 Green River College Auburn, WA
153 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ
154 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL
155 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL
156 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
157 Suncoast Technical College Sarasota, FL
158 Vermont State University Randolph, VT
159 Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA
160 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
161 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
162 Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA
163 Medical Solutions Academy Danville, VA
164 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
165 Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain New Britain, CT
166 Clovis Adult Education Clovis, CA
167 Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton Shelton, CT
168 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
169 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
170 John A Logan College Carterville, IL
171 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
172 Ozarka College Melbourne, AR
173 Southwest Texas College Uvalde, TX
174 Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca, NY
175 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
176 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
177 James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH
178 Merced College Merced, CA
179 Angeles College Los Angeles, CA
180 North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA
181 Four County Career Center Archbold, OH
182 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
183 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL
184 Black Hawk College Moline, IL
185 North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA
186 Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA
187 Academia Medical Institute Columbus, OH
188 Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, OH
189 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS
190 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
191 Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH
192 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT
193 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
194 Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott, KS
195 ICR Florida Education North Miami Beach, FL
196 Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Media, PA
197 Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
198 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ
199 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA
200 Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL

Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region

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More Nursing & Nursing Assistants Rankings

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Nursing & Nursing Assistants Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical Nursing 50,931
Nursing Assistants & Aides 44,550
Other Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4,506
Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 311,372
Allied Health Professions 90,379
Health/Medical Admin Services 90,166
Allied Health Services 80,693
Public Health 41,086

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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