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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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.

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

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $12,675 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Central Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $21,264 in student debt.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year.

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

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

Mid-Plains Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast 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 Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $17,986 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Northeast also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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College of Saint Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Mary are $21,800 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Saint Mary take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,105.

Saint Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 6 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).

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