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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

57 Colleges
$3,722 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,484 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 97 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in Texas 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$1,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar State College - Port Arthur the best value school in Texas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 per year.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$3,168 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Amarillo College take out $13,682 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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#3

Galveston College

Galveston, TX
$2,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Galveston College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Galveston College are $2,950 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Galveston College carry an average student debtload of $14,703.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX
$3,672 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Panola College are $3,672 a year.

Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas list.

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$3,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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$2,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Alvin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas ranking. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Alvin accumulate an average of around $12,463 in student debt.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX
$4,050 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Texas list.

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$3,274 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX
$3,840 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Victoria College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Victoria College are $3,840 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Victoria College carry an average student debtload of $12,452.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Lamar State College - Orange did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Lamar State College - Orange accumulate an average of around $17,501 in student debt.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 57

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 25 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).

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