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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,268 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Indiana 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,725.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,654 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Vincennes University take out $14,808 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vincennes University is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in Indiana.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902
Illinois 5,858

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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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