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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$11,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,525 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$6,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 per year.

Suffolk County Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$5,208 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hostos 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 York. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hostos are $5,208 a year.

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LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY
$5,218 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at LaGuardia Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at LaGuardia take out an average of $12,262 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,562 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Country Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Saranac Lake, North Country Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Country Community College are $6,562 a year. Practical Nursing majors at North Country Community College take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,965 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Auburn, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program are $11,965 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out an average of $13,022 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$19,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Hicksville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing are $19,730 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $12,104 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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#7

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Medgar Evers College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Medgar is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Medgar are $7,352 a year.

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$5,671 Average Tuition & Fees

Niagara County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Niagara County Community College take out $19,495 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$14,292 Average Tuition & Fees

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Troy, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $14,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing take out $24,151 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY
$8,689 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Canton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton.

SUNY Canton undergraduate students pay an average of $8,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at SUNY Canton take out is $18,500.

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Best Value 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 41 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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