Find Healthcare Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$16,197 Avg Salary
$20,910 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Universidad del Turabo the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Universidad del Turabo take out an average of $34,962 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Bayamon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon, Caribbean University - Bayamon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 71% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Read More…

#3

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakwood University is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, Oakwood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Oakwood University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Caribbean University - Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Caribbean University - Carolina Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Caribbean University - Ponce helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Caribbean University - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ponce.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read More…

Caribbean University - Vega Baja ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Vega Baja, Caribbean University - Vega Baja is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Caribbean University - Vega Baja Report

#7

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Saint Xavier University

University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Read More…

#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at National University Report

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region

View the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 9 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.

Featured Schools

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S.