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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$9,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Our 2023 rankings named John A Logan College the best value school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carterville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John A Logan College are $5,960 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at John A Logan College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,389.

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#2

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

Out of the 29 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rend Lake College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rend Lake College are $6,000 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Rend Lake College take out $10,002 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Out of the 29 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Kaskaskia College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kaskaskia College is a small public school located in the rural area of Centralia.

Kaskaskia College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Kaskaskia College take out $9,996 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Kaskaskia College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $8,104 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lake Land College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,894.

Lake Land College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lincoln Land Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at LLCC accumulate an average of around $13,413 in student debt.

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William Rainey Harper College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,870 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Harper College carry an average student debtload of $14,119.

Harper College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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#7

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Moline, BHC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHC are $7,500 a year. Practical Nursing majors at BHC take out an average of $18,698 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Elgin Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,446 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Oakton Community College accumulate an average of around $17,358 in student debt.

Oakton Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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#10

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Carl Sandburg College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school located in the rural area of Galesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carl Sandburg College are $7,860 a year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0

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 29 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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