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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Our analysis found Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their graduate certificate. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their graduate certificate. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 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).

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