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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$13,033 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from North Shore Community College take out $13,701 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, North Shore Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in the New England Region .

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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 2 spot on the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the # 3 spot on the 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Greenfield Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in the New England Region .

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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 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the New England Region . NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at NECC accumulate an average of around $14,849 in student debt.

NECC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.

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With a ranking of #6, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $23,577 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, Quinsigamond Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in the New England Region .

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#7

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each 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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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quincy College is a small public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #9, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden 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 large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden undergraduate students pay an average of $16,327 in tuition and fees each 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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#10

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BCC are $11,108 a 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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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 5

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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