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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$6,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 22 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pine Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pine Technical & Community College are $4,489 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,495.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northland Community and Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Minnesota.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alexandria Technical & 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 Minnesota. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATCC are $5,910 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ATCC accumulate an average of around $14,767 in student debt.

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

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Hennepin Technical College take out an average of $16,764 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College take out $22,002 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Rochester Community and Technical 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. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rochester Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $21,490 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Anoka Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Anoka Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,825.

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

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Dakota County Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at DCTC take out an average of $19,646 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #9, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at LSC accumulate an average of around $15,741 in student debt.

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#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater 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 #10 on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Ridgewater College take out $23,778 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 18 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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