2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 113 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #15 most popular major in Washington.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington 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. 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 Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CPTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,255.
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Out of the 2 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Grays Harbor College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GHC are $4,503 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,055 |
Nevada | 0 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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.