Find Nursing Colleges

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland

10 Colleges
$43,577 Avg Salary
$12,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best programs for nursing students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hagerstown Community College the best school in Maryland for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $9,250.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baltimore City Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allegany College of Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debtload of $11,750.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Allegany College of Maryland

#4

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at HCC take out is $11,994.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Howard Community College

#5

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

The excellent programs at Wor-Wic Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Maryland. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Wor-Wic Community College accumulate an average of around $8,750 in student debt.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Wor-Wic Community College Report

Community College of Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. CCBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CCBC take out is $14,613.

Read More…

Anne Arundel Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Anne Arundel Community College

#8

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Cecil College

College of Southern Maryland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at College of Southern Maryland

#10

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read More…

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

Find Nursing Schools Near You

Our free matching tool for schools matches students with nursing schools across the U.S.