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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$14,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,786 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With 84,274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year. Practical Nursing majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Wachusett Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $16,538 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MWCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in the New England Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,762 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Greenfield Community College accumulate an average of around $11,713 in student debt.

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

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#4

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rivier are $35,512 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rivier also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BHCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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$6,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Maine Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NECC are $11,328 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at NECC accumulate an average of around $10,677 in student debt.

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

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$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

Quinsigamond Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out an average of $18,948 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA
$10,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Quincy College

Quincy, MA
$7,176 Average Tuition & Fees

Quincy 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 #10 on the list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 5

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 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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