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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$11,887 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in New York 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 New York

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

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 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, Suffolk County Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hostos Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hostos are $5,208 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Hostos accumulate an average of around $11,172 in student debt.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Out of the 38 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LaGuardia are $5,218 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at LaGuardia take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,863.

LaGuardia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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Out of the 38 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, North Country Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Saranac Lake, North Country Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Country Community College are $6,562 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from North Country Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,130.

North Country Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Located in the distant town of Auburn, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program are $11,965 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,847.

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With a ranking of #6, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Hicksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing are $19,730 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $16,936 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.

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#7

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

Medgar Evers College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Medgar is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Medgar undergraduate students pay an average of $7,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Medgar take out an average of $11,401 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Medgar also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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Niagara County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Niagara County Community College take out an average of $19,290 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing 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. Located in the city of Troy, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $14,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

SUNY Canton ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Canton are $8,689 per year.

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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

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 38 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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