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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$11,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,525 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in New York to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$6,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hostos Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Hostos is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hostos are $5,208 per year.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY
$5,218 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at LaGuardia take out an average of $12,262 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, North Country Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Country Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Saranac Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Country Community College are $6,562 a year. Practical Nursing majors at North Country Community College take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,965 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a small public school located in the town of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program are $11,965 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out an average of $13,022 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$19,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hicksville, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $19,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $12,104 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.

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#7

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Medgar Evers College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public school with a small student population.

Medgar undergraduate students pay an average of $7,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,671 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Niagara County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Niagara County Community College take out $19,495 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$14,292 Average Tuition & Fees

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $14,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing take out $24,151 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY
$8,689 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Canton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York ranking. Located in the remote town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Canton are $8,689 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at SUNY Canton take out is $18,500.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare 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 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 41 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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