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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

54 Colleges
$3,776 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 Texas. With 4,240 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track 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.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Texas 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.

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.

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

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar State College - Port Arthur the best value school in Texas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 a year.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Amarillo College carry an average student debtload of $15,177.

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#3

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,266 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Galveston College accumulate an average of around $13,999 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Galveston College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Texas.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Panola College are $3,840 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $7,847 in student debt.

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#6

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at El Centro College take out an average of $9,738 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

El Centro College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas rankings.

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Alvin Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Alvin take out an average of $5,679 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #8, El Paso 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 large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $4,056 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Victoria College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,804.

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

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Lamar State College - Orange came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public school with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $2,832 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Lamar State College - Orange take out an average of $12,670 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 25 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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