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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,254 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 31 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Arkansas 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$2,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at ASUN accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

ASUN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list.

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$3,012 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

SouthArk undergraduate students pay an average of $3,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from SouthArk take out $11,454 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,450 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. NTI is a small public school located in the city of Springdale.

NTI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,850 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCB are $2,850 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from UACCB take out $9,963 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,456 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCM are $3,456 per year.

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$3,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University Three Rivers 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. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU Three Rivers are $3,458 per year.

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$3,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phillips County Community College are $3,410 per year.

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$2,904 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $2,904 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from ASUMH carry an average student debtload of $13,937.

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$4,096 Average Tuition & Fees

NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,096 per year.

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#10

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR
$2,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 per year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 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 20 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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