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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

54 Colleges
$3,658 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 97 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Texas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 analysis found Lamar State College - Port Arthur to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Located in the small city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lamar State College - Port Arthur carry an average student debtload of $29,199.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Amarillo College carry an average student debtload of $18,169.

Amarillo College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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#3

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Galveston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Galveston College are $2,950 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Galveston College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,766.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,672 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Panola College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in Texas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from San Jacinto College take out $15,484 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #6, El Centro 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 city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,159.

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

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Alvin Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Alvin take out an average of $13,794 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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El Paso 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $3,274 per year.

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Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Victoria College are $3,840 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Victoria College take out $15,078 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Victoria College also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Lamar State College - Orange 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Lamar State College - Orange take out an average of $18,823 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 57

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 25 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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