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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$13,033 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 84,270 practical nursing and 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.

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

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

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 and 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a 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 $13,701.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Shore Community College also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the New England Region . MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from MWCC take out $17,807 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MWCC also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Greenfield Community College accumulate an average of around $14,999 in student debt.

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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Maine Community College are $6,710 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NECC are $11,328 a year. Practical Nursing majors at NECC take out an average of $14,849 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,577.

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#7

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MassBay Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,909.

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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

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

Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,176 in tuition and fees each year.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $16,327 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,233.

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#10

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BCC are $11,108 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from BCC take out $22,966 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools 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

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

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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