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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #22 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our analysis found PITC Institute to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. PITC Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyncote.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fortis Institute - Scranton is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 4 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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