2025 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

If you plan on getting your associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Dakota to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of practical nursing & nursing assistants. Combined, these schools handed out 42 associate degrees in practical nursing & nursing assistants to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on practical nursing & nursing assistants students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of practical nursing & nursing assistants students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt practical nursing & nursing assistants students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized practical nursing & nursing assistants related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

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 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants in North Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants.

Top North Dakota Schools for an Associate in Practical Nursing

1

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND

22 Annual Graduates

$41,956 Median Starting Salary

North Dakota State College of Science is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the practical nursing program earn around $41,956 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in practical nursing & nursing assistants from North Dakota State College of Science

2

Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Dickinson State University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants. DSU is a small public university located in the town of Dickinson.More information about a associate in practical nursing & nursing assistants from Dickinson State University

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	22
Nebraska	98	0
South Dakota	93	0

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	42

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	265
Allied Health Professions	33
Dental Support Services	31
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	24
Communication Sciences	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	4
Health Sciences & Services	2
Mental & Social Health Services	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.