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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$13,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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 the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical 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 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,160.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Shore Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,680 per year. Practical Nursing majors at MWCC take out an average of $13,936 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

MWCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Greenfield Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Greenfield Community College take out $8,221 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Greenfield Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,610 per year.

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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,472 in tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at NECC take out an average of $12,910 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Quinsigamond Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,373.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MassBay Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,173.

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Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,344 a year.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $14,870 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden carry an average student debtload of $16,779.

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Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

With a ranking of #10, Berkshire Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $11,108 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,995.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 627
Maine 34
Connecticut 587
Rhode Island 227
New Hampshire 71
Vermont 147

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 30 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).

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