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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

47 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

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

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Prism Career Institute, Philadelphia the most popular school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Prism Career Institute carry an average student debt load of $24,559. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $94, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster County Career and Technology Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Willow Street, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center accumulate an average of around $22,216 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Ford City, Lenape Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.

Of the 80 students majoring in practical nursing at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career, 8% are male and 93% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career accumulate an average of around $13,849 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Altoona, Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in practical nursing at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, 9% are male and 91% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center carry an average student debt load of $21,862.

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Eastern Center for Arts and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Willow Grove.

Women make up 83% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Eastern Center for Arts and Technology carry an average student debt load of $19,881.

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Falcon Institute of Health And Science came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Falcon Institute of Health And Science is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Lebanon, Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lebanon County Career & Technology Center take out $23,534 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lincoln Tech - Allentown is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.

About 96% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Allentown take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $167.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from HACC carry an average student debt load of $26,993.

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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 25 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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