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Practical Nursing Schools - 2024 Ranking
Schools
The best practical nursing program in the United States is offered by Columbia University in the City of New York. That school has an excellent practical nursing program evaluated with five stars for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.
The Top 50 practical nursing schools are below. To learn about all practical nursing schools, narrow your search by state or degree.
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ListedIn 2024, we rated 1,382 nursing schools offering practical nursing programs. Practical nursing colleges are located in California (114 schools), Florida (89 schools), Texas (82 schools), Ohio (74 schools), Pennsylvania (73 schools), Illinois (60 schools), New York (55 schools) and 45 other states.The best practical nursing program in the United States is offered by Columbia University in the City of New York. That school has an excellent practical nursing program evaluated with five stars for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.
The Top 50 practical nursing schools are below. To learn about all practical nursing schools, narrow your search by state or degree.
Top 50 practical nursing schools:
Practical nursing schools by state:
Practical nursing schools by diploma:
Certificates: 1,065 schoolsAssociate's Degrees: 109 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 27 schools
Master's Degrees: 29 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 311 schools
Practical nursing schools by region:
Midwest: 341 schoolsNortheast: 215 schools
Northwest: 56 schools
South: 588 schools
Southeast: 424 schools
West: 238 schools
Other nursing programs:
Registered Nursing: 2,053 schoolsNursing Administration: 332 schools
Nursing Sciences: 381 schools
Clinical Nursing: 213 schools
Surgical and Anesthesiology: 96 schools
Psychiatric Nursing: 153 schools
Geriatric Nursing: 56 schools
Family Practice: 345 schools
Maternal and Neonatal: 51 schools
Pediatric Nursing: 52 schools
Nursing Assistance: 203 schools