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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$6,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #198 most popular major in Minnesota with 22 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pine Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the town of Pine City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pine Technical & Community College are $4,489 a year.

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Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northland Community and Technical College take out $24,495 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 Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from ATCC carry an average student debtload of $14,767.

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

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,764 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year. Practical Nursing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out an average of $22,002 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Rochester Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $21,490.

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Anoka Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Anoka Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,825.

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With a ranking of #7, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,208 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $19,646 in student debt.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from LSC carry an average student debtload of $15,741.

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#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Ridgewater College take out an average of $23,778 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 0

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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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