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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$14,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,600 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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 Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
$3,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in New Jersey for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ
$6,540 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Salem Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Salem County College is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Carneys Point.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem County College are $6,540 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Salem County College accumulate an average of around $16,500 in student debt.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ
$10,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $23,905 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Union County College also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ
$8,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Essex County College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,424 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastwick College - Hackensack. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College - Hackensack is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Hackensack are $17,424 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Eastwick College - Hackensack accumulate an average of around $23,524 in student debt.

Eastwick College - Hackensack also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

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$16,106 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Eastwick College - Ramsey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Ramsey, Eastwick College - Ramsey is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastwick College - Ramsey are $16,106 per year.

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#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ
$26,085 Average Tuition & Fees

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park undergraduate students pay an average of $26,085 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out is $18,460. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $102.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Iselin.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - Iselin carry an average student debtload of $17,156. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $97.

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Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Cherry Hill, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Prism Career Institute accumulate an average of around $21,950 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $94.

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#8

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Jersey College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Jersey College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teterboro.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Jersey College accumulate an average of around $18,635 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $95.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 17 schools only.

  • 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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