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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 44 degrees and certificates from a Montana school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Montana 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. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Helena College University of Montana to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Montana. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Helena College are $3,590 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana list. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montana State University - Billings are $6,198 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Montana State University - Billings take out $11,204 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Montana State University - Billings also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Montana rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Montana list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Flathead Valley Community College are $6,798 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Flathead Valley Community College take out $8,864 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,611
Utah 2,126
Idaho 205
Wyoming 186

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 3 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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