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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

54 Colleges
$3,658 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #193 most popular major in the state.

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The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Texas 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar State College - Port Arthur the best value school in Texas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur undergraduate students pay an average of $1,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Lamar State College - Port Arthur take out an average of $29,199 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Amarillo College take out an average of $18,169 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Out of the 54 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Galveston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Galveston College are $2,950 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Galveston College accumulate an average of around $18,766 in student debt.

Galveston College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,672 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from San Jacinto College carry an average student debtload of $15,484.

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#6

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro 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 city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $16,159 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in Texas.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Alvin take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,794.

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El Paso 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Victoria College carry an average student debtload of $15,078.

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With a ranking of #10, Lamar State College - Orange 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 midsize suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Orange are $3,192 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lamar State College - Orange take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,823.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 0

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 25 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).

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