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

28 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 #23 most popular major in Tennessee with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Tennessee 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 analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Tennessee. Located in the town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Dickson take out an average of $16,721 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public 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.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Elizabethton take out $14,609 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 3 spot on the list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

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

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Jackson take out an average of $14,510 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Of the 80 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Knoxville, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Knoxville take out $16,047 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Morristown, 5% are male and 95% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Morristown carry an average student debt load of $11,763.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Crossville, TCAT - Crossville is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Crossville take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,055.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Nashville, 4% are male and 96% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Nashville take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,305.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald 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 #9 on the list. TCAT - Hohenwald is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Hohenwald.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Hohenwald take out an average of $10,474 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley 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.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Ripley take out $17,422 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

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 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).

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