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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$14,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in New Jersey for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

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#2

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Salem Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Salem County College is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Carneys Point.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salem County College are $6,540 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Salem County College accumulate an average of around $18,694 in student debt.

Salem County College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Union County College take out an average of $24,845 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Union County College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in New Jersey.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year.

Essex also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastwick College - Hackensack is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College - Hackensack is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastwick College - Hackensack are $17,424 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Eastwick College - Hackensack take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,965.

Eastwick College - Hackensack also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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Eastwick College - Ramsey 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ramsey, Eastwick College - Ramsey is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Ramsey are $16,106 a year.

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#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $26,085 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,946. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $102.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in New Jersey.

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Healthcare Training Institute 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Healthcare Training Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Healthcare Training Institute take out $11,111 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $38, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City 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 #8 on the list. Prism Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Atlantic City.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Prism Career Institute accumulate an average of around $24,559 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $94.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown 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 #8 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorestown.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Moorestown take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,367. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $97.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 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 17 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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