2026 Best Value Practical Nursing Assistants Doctoral Degree Schools
Looking for the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants doctoral degree programs in the United States? We have ranked 1309 institutions by value — the balance of cost and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. The rankings below weigh factors such as tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the strongest return on investment.
To help you make your decision, Course Advisor evaluated schools to produce this 2026 value ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.
Top 25 Best-Value Practical Nursing Assistants Doctoral Degree Schools in the United States
Explore the best-value schools below:
Leading the list is Rivier College, our #1 best-value Practical Nursing Assistants school in the United States. Set in Nashua, NH, Rivier College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $39,488 in tuition and fees. The median Practical Nursing Assistants program debt is $28,917. Ten years after enrolling, students earn a median of $52,248. That is a strong return on a $28,917 median debt. About 83% of those who apply are admitted. Get the full Rivier College report
A rank of #2 makes Agape College Of Business And Science one of the best values in the United States. More on Agape College Of Business And Science
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School earned it the #3 place in the United States. Get the full Assabet Valley Regional Technical School report
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Columbia Basin College earned it the #4 place in the United States. Read the full report on Columbia Basin College
A rank of #5 makes Dabney S Lancaster Community College one of the best values in the United States. Read more about Dabney S Lancaster Community College
Peninsula College offered strong value this year, earning the #6 position. More on Peninsula College
Ranger College offered strong value this year, earning the #7 position. Read the full report on Ranger College
Shawsheen Valley School Of Practical Nursing came in at #8 in this year's value ranking. Get the full Shawsheen Valley School Of Practical Nursing report
University Of Arkansas Fort Smith placed #9 among the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. See the full University Of Arkansas Fort Smith profile
University Of New Mexico Valencia County Campus offered strong value this year, earning the #10 position. See the full University Of New Mexico Valencia County Campus profile
Academy For Careers And Technology landed the #11 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Academy For Careers And Technology profile
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #12 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
Caris College
Caris College landed the #13 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Caris College
Detroit Business Institute Downriver came in at #14 in this year's value ranking. See the full Detroit Business Institute Downriver profile
Finger Lakes Community College landed the #15 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Finger Lakes Community College profile
Marion Technical College Ocala ranked #16 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. See the full Marion Technical College Ocala profile
Pima Medical Institute Albuquerque landed the #17 spot for value in the United States this year. Get the full Pima Medical Institute Albuquerque report
Reading Area Community College landed the #18 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Reading Area Community College
Clovis Community College ranked #19 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Get the full Clovis Community College report
Coahoma Community College ranked #20 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Read more about Coahoma Community College
Lakeshore Technical College landed the #21 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Lakeshore Technical College
Mclennan Community College ranked #22 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Get the full Mclennan Community College report
Oakton Community College ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Get the full Oakton Community College report
Triton College
Triton College offered strong value this year, earning the #24 position. See the full Triton College profile
Washtenaw Community College came in at #25 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Washtenaw Community College
Rest of the Top 50 Best-Value Practical Nursing Assistants Doctoral Degree Schools in the United States
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s value ranking:
Williamsburg Technical College ranked #26 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Read the full report on Williamsburg Technical College
Access Careers
Access Careers offered strong value this year, earning the #27 position. Read the full report on Access Careers
Carrington College California San Jose ranked #28 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. See the full Carrington College California San Jose profile
College Of The Canyons placed #29 among the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read more about College Of The Canyons
Dixie Technical College landed the #30 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Dixie Technical College profile
Eastern Iowa Community College District offered strong value this year, earning the #31 position. More on Eastern Iowa Community College District
Global Medical And Technical Training Institute came in at #32 in this year's value ranking. See the full Global Medical And Technical Training Institute profile
Hannah E Mullins School Of Practical Nursing came in at #33 in this year's value ranking. More on Hannah E Mullins School Of Practical Nursing
Mdt College Of Health Sciences landed the #34 spot for value in the United States this year. More on Mdt College Of Health Sciences
North Iowa Area Community College came in at #35 in this year's value ranking. More on North Iowa Area Community College
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Mcminnville came in at #36 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Mcminnville
Chemeketa Community College landed the #37 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Chemeketa Community College
Cisco College
Cisco College came in at #38 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Cisco College
Coconino Community College landed the #39 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Coconino Community College
Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc came in at #40 in this year's value ranking. See the full Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc profile
College Of Southern Nevada placed #41 among the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. See the full College Of Southern Nevada profile
Gwinnett Institute Orlando Fl ranked #42 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. More on Gwinnett Institute Orlando Fl
Mt San Jacinto Community College District placed #43 among the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Pima Medical Institute East Valley ranked #44 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. More on Pima Medical Institute East Valley
Skagit Valley College came in at #45 in this year's value ranking. See the full Skagit Valley College profile
Tulsa Technology Center offered strong value this year, earning the #46 position. Get the full Tulsa Technology Center report
Alamance Community College came in at #47 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on Alamance Community College
Jackson Community College came in at #48 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on Jackson Community College
Lincoln Technical Institute Allentown offered strong value this year, earning the #49 position. Get the full Lincoln Technical Institute Allentown report
Midlands Technical College ranked #50 on our 2026 list of the best-value Practical Nursing Assistants schools. See the full Midlands Technical College profile
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Ranking Methodology & Notes
These rankings are produced by Course Advisor (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment — drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 1309 ranked schools only.
References
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education (core institutional data).
- College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education (graduate earnings and outcomes data).
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