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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$6,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,441 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #263 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $5,668 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $16,538 in student debt.

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$5,642 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Greenfield Community College are $5,642 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Greenfield Community College accumulate an average of around $11,713 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts list. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at NECC accumulate an average of around $10,677 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $5,280 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BHCC also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$5,830 Average Tuition & Fees

Quinsigamond Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out an average of $18,948 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA
$5,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Berkshire Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $5,492 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at BCC accumulate an average of around $17,620 in student debt.

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#8

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MassBay Community College are $5,376 a year.

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$5,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Holyoke Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Holyoke Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Holyoke Community College take out is $14,350.

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#10

Quincy College

Quincy, MA
$7,176 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Quincy College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quincy College are $7,176 per year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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