2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 34 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing & nursing assistants students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Maine 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 Maine 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $3,730 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Maine Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Maine.
Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northern Maine Community College Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maine College of Health Professions is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lewiston.
MCHP undergraduate students pay an average of $16,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Maine College of Health Professions
Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 627 |
Connecticut | 587 |
Rhode Island | 227 |
New Hampshire | 71 |
Vermont | 147 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors for Practical Nursing
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 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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