by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nursing practice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Las Vegas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major. Las Vegas College is a private for-profit institution located in Henderson, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 62 associates’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Altierus Career College - Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
Full Altierus Career College - Tampa Nursing Practice Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rio Grande landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rio Grande, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Delta Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College Nursing Practice Report
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