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

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

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

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #25 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Greater Lowell Technical School the most popular school in Massachusetts for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Tyngsboro, Greater Lowell Technical School is a public college with a small student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Greater Lowell Technical School accumulate an average of around $13,445 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of around $23,577 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Massachusetts. Upper Cape Tech is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Bourne.

Of the 53 students majoring in practical nursing at Upper Cape Tech, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Upper Cape Tech take out $8,880 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Diman Regional Technical Institute is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Diman Regional Technical Institute is a small public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assabet Valley Regional Technical School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Marlborough, Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in practical nursing at Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#6

Monty Tech

Fitchburg, MA

Monty Tech 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 #6 on the list. Monty Tech is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Of the 30 students majoring in practical nursing at Monty Tech, 7% are male and 93% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Monty Tech carry an average student debt load of $15,000.

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North Shore Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,701.

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Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MWCC carry an average student debt load of $17,807.

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Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Tri-County RVTHS is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,966.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that 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 23 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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