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

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

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Our analysis found Del Mar College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wharton County Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.

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#2

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Bend College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. CBC is a small public school located in the distant town of Beeville.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 0

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 3 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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