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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,371 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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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.

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 Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Northern Maine Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maine. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 a year.

Northern Maine Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maine College of Health Professions is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lewiston, MCHP is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCHP are $14,911 a year.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Maine College of Health Professions Report

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 5

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 2 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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