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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,254 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value 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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$2,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the best value school in Arkansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from ASUN carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

ASUN also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

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$3,012 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SouthArk are $3,012 a year. Practical Nursing majors at SouthArk take out an average of $11,454 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. NTI is a small public school located in the small city of Springdale.

NTI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,850 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Batesville, UACCB is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCB are $2,850 a year. Practical Nursing majors at UACCB take out an average of $9,963 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,456 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the # 5 spot on the list. UACCM is a small public school located in the distant town of Morrilton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCM are $3,456 per year.

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$3,458 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Arkansas State University Three Rivers did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe town of Malvern.

ASU Three Rivers undergraduate students pay an average of $3,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 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 rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phillips County Community College are $3,410 per year.

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$2,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $2,904 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at ASUMH take out is $13,937.

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$4,096 Average Tuition & Fees

NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,096 per year.

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#10

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR
$2,738 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Arkansas Northeastern College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 20 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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