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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 a 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

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

Amarillo College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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#3

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,950 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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.

Panola College also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

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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 school with a very 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

El Centro 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. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per 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.

El Centro College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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With a ranking of #7, Alvin Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $2,834 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small 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.

Victoria College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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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 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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