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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,172 practical nursing and nursing assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,107 and $13,053 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in practical nursing and nursing assistants. To top this list, a school must have a successful practical nursing and nursing assistants program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 223 ’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 32 ’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 119 ’s practical nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Practical Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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