2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Maine Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in Maine.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Maine College of Health Professions helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Maine. Located in the city of Lewiston, MCHP is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
MCHP undergraduate students pay an average of $14,911 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 5 |
New Hampshire | 4 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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.