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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$2,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

With 57 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #18 most popular major in Arizona.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named GateWay Community College the best value school in Arizona for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

GateWay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from GateWay Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,826.

GateWay Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

Estrella Mountain Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Arizona College are $2,160 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Eastern Arizona College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,886.

Eastern Arizona College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mohave Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,136 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $20,076 in student debt.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northland Pioneer College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arizona. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NPC are $2,428 per year.

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

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Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix 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 #6 on the list. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cochise College are $2,184 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Cochise College take out $11,442 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Mesa Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mesa Community College are $2,070 a year.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Glendale Community College

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Glendale Community College are $2,070 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 97
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 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 13 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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