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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$4,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 31 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Arkansas 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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 Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $2,856 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ASUN accumulate an average of around $16,025 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASUN is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Arkansas.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Arkansas 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 Arkansas. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

SouthArk undergraduate students pay an average of $3,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at SouthArk take out an average of $16,007 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

SouthArk also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. NTI is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Springdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTI are $4,450 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NTI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,682.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCB are $2,850 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from UACCB carry an average student debtload of $12,578.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCM are $3,456 a year.

UACCM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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Arkansas State University Three Rivers landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU Three Rivers are $3,458 a year.

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Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 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 rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Phillips County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Phillips County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,631.

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With a ranking of #8, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $2,904 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ASUMH accumulate an average of around $16,973 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain 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 town of Mena, UA Rich Mountain is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Rich Mountain are $3,576 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at UA Rich Mountain take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,469.

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#10

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

With a ranking of #10, Arkansas Northeastern College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

Arkansas Northeastern College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Arkansas Northeastern College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,781.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 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 19 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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