2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Minnesota with 14,890 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Minnesota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rochester Community and Technical College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Rochester Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $27,212 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rochester Community and Technical College is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Minnesota.
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Out of the 21 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NTC are $6,380 a year. Nursing majors at NTC take out an average of $32,265 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
NTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at North Hennepin Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $32,743.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year. Nursing majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out an average of $28,625 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inver Hills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. IHCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $5,809 per year. Nursing majors at IHCC take out an average of $27,410 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IHCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Minnesota.
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Hibbing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Hibbing Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Hibbing Community College take out $26,020 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Ridgewater College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Ridgewater College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,352.
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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at ATCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,681.
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With a ranking of #9, South Central College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.
South Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from South Central College take out $29,249 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #10, Century College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Century College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,422.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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