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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$11,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in New York 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Suffolk County Community College the best value school in New York for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Suffolk County Community College also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hostos Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Hostos is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hostos are $5,208 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Hostos accumulate an average of around $11,172 in student debt.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at LaGuardia take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,863.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Country Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. North Country Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Saranac Lake.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Country Community College are $6,562 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from North Country Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,130.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a small public school located in the town of Auburn.

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program undergraduate students pay an average of $11,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,847.

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Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hicksville, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a 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 Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $16,936 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

Medgar Evers College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Medgar are $7,352 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Medgar take out an average of $11,401 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Niagara County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Niagara County Community College take out an average of $19,290 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $14,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

SUNY Canton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Canton are $8,689 a year.

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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 Colleges 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 38 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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