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2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$20,143 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, Maryland
14 Total Awards
$10,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Allegany College of Maryland the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their basic certificate. This small public school is located in Cumberland, Maryland, and it awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $10,280 per year.

Allegany College of Maryland 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, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Allegany College of Maryland not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania
36 Total Awards
$13,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 36 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year.

Delaware County Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Delaware County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

Mildred Elley Albany

Albany, New York
5 Total Awards
$13,873 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mildred Elley Albany is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Mildred Elley Albany is located in Albany, New York and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 basic certificates to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mildred Elley Albany are $13,873 a year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Mildred Elley Albany. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Mildred Elley Albany not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Mercyhurst University

Erie, Pennsylvania
16 Total Awards
$42,680 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Mercyhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mercyhurst are $42,680 a year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Mercyhurst. In 2019-2020 about 26% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Mercyhurst also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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