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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Allegany College of Maryland the best school in Maryland for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debtload of $20,099.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hagerstown Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown.

On average, practical nursing graduates from HCC take out $18,602 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Baltimore City Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Maryland. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#4

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at HCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,341.

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#5

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Wor-Wic Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,082.

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Community College of Baltimore County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $25,068 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from AACC take out $18,374 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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With a ranking of #9, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

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Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

With a ranking of #10, Carroll Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

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.

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