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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$6,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Minnesota with 2,176 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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 2023 rankings named Pine Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pine Technical & Community College are $4,643 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Pine Technical & Community College take out $13,724 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $6,107 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from ATCC take out $8,486 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ATCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Minnesota.

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Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Northland Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $14,525.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,848 in student debt.

Hennepin Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,590.

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Rochester Community and Technical 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 midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Rochester Community and Technical College take out $21,136 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Dakota County Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,419 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at DCTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,917.

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Anoka Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Anoka Technical College take out $10,376 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSC are $6,404 a year. Practical Nursing majors at LSC take out an average of $15,422 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

With a ranking of #10, Ridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Ridgewater College take out an average of $19,706 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 18 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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