by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the 187th most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, practical nursing and nursing assistants graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,863 and had an average of $15,708 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 9,568 practical nursing and nursing assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,423 and $16,456 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 92 practical nursing and nursing assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in practical nursing and nursing assistants. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in practical nursing and nursing assistants.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree practical nursing students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota, and it awarded 29 associates’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dickinson State University Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified associates’s practical nursing students in 2020-2021.
Full North Dakota State College of Science Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sitting Bull College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s practical nursing degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Paul College Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Report
With a ranking of #6, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. BSC is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 46 associates’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sinte Gleska University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Sinte Gleska University is a public institution located in Mission, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Williston State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. Williston State College is located in Williston, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s practical nursing degrees to qualified students.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 103 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Western Nebraska Community College is a small school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 11 associates’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified associates’s practical nursing students in 2020-2021.
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Dakota County Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Practical Nursing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified associates’s practical nursing students in 2020-2021.
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