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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 627 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value basic 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BHCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Quinsigamond Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 34
Connecticut 587
Rhode Island 227
New Hampshire 71
Vermont 147

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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