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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$6,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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 analysis found Baltimore City Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baltimore City Community College are $3,314 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hagerstown Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $6,390 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $18,602.

HCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Allegany College of Maryland. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Allegany College of Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Allegany College of Maryland take out an average of $20,099 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Wor-Wic Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Wor-Wic Community College take out an average of $14,082 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCBC are $6,918 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from CCBC take out $25,068 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $26,341 in student debt.

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College of Southern Maryland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $7,050 per year.

CSM also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#8

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carroll Community College are $6,798 per year.

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#9

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

Cecil College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community 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. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from AACC carry an average student debtload of $18,374.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 0

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

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 10 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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