2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 84,274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from North Shore Community College take out $13,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
North Shore Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. Practical Nursing majors at MWCC take out an average of $17,807 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
MWCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Greenfield Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,999.
Greenfield Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.
Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NECC are $11,328 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at NECC accumulate an average of around $14,849 in student debt.
NECC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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Quinsigamond 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 #6 on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $23,577 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Quinsigamond Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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Massachusetts Bay 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MassBay Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,909.
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Quincy College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.
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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden 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 suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $16,327 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out $24,233 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #10, Berkshire Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $11,108 per year. Practical Nursing majors at BCC take out an average of $22,966 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Request InformationBest Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 4 |
Massachusetts | 5 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors for Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
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 30 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.