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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in New York to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program the best school in New York for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program take out $11,367 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hicksville.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $16,936 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Practical Nursing majors at AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing take out an average of $20,435 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of West Nyack, Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program carry an average student debtload of $14,164.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Harrison.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program accumulate an average of around $15,147 in student debt.

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#6

Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Brentwood, NY

Eastern Suffolk BOCES did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Eastern Suffolk BOCES is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Brentwood.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Eastern Suffolk BOCES carry an average student debtload of $13,757. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. IGH is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Practical Nursing majors at IGH take out an average of $22,498 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. CEWW BOCES is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Plattsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CEWW BOCES take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,677.

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With a ranking of #9, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Auburn, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,847.

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Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Binghamton.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program carry an average student debtload of $20,087.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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