2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Baltimore City Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maryland. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,314 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Baltimore City Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Maryland.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hagerstown Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $6,390 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from HCC take out $18,602 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
HCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Allegany College of Maryland. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.
Allegany College of Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debtload of $20,099.
Allegany College of Maryland also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wor-Wic Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Wor-Wic Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,082.
Wor-Wic Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCBC are $6,918 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $25,068 in student debt.
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Howard Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at HCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,341.
HCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.
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College of Southern Maryland ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSM are $7,050 a year.
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Carroll Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Carroll Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,798 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Cecil College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.
Cecil College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Anne Arundel Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $8,900 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from AACC take out $18,374 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Pennsylvania | 97 |
New York | 0 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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.