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2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Schools Ranked
$10,423 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which basic certificate 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
11 Total Awards
$5,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Washtenaw Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Michigan. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 11 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,856 in tuition and fees each year.

Washtenaw Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
3 Total Awards
$7,100 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delta College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta College are $7,100 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Delta College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Delta College also made our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, Michigan
1 Total Awards
$7,574 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Michigan. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 per year.

Online courses are available at Schoolcraft College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Schoolcraft College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
5 Total Awards
$7,192 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Henry Ford College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henry Ford College are $7,192 per year.

Henry Ford College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
87 Total Awards
$10,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. LCC is a public institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at LCC. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LCC is ranked #3 for overall quality in Michigan.

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23 Total Awards
$24,058 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Flint, Michigan, the medium-sized public school handed out 23 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Flint are $24,058 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UM Flint. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also made our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
1 Total Awards
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Madonna University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Madonna. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madonna is ranked #4 for overall quality in Michigan.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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