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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Suffolk County Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list.

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$5,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hostos Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Hostos undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LaGuardia are $5,218 per 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 be in good company if you decide to attend North Country Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Located in the remote town of Saranac Lake, North Country Community College is a public college with a small student population.

North Country Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,562 in in-state tuition and fees each 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

The excellent programs at Cayuga Onondaga 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. Located in the distant town of Auburn, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program are $11,965 per 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the 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 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. Medgar is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Medgar undergraduate students pay an average of $7,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,671 Average Tuition & Fees

Niagara County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. 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 college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing are $14,292 a 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

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Canton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the 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

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

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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