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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,371 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

Today's healthcare 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Northern Maine Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maine. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northern Maine Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northern Maine Community College Report

Out of the 2 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Health Professions landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lewiston, MCHP is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCHP are $14,911 per year.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Maine College of Health Professions Report

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 5
New Hampshire 4

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
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 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.

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