2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Del Mar College the best value school in the Southwest Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. DMC is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,930 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Oklahoma College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Central Oklahoma College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Platt College - Tulsa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Platt College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at Platt College - Tulsa accumulate an average of around $26,844 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 97 |
Arizona | 57 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
New Mexico | 0 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors for Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
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 3 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.