2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for 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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Graham Hospital School of Nursing the best value school in the United States for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Canton, Graham Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Graham Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $7,206 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sandusky, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing are $6,992 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $31,970.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. West Penn Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
West Penn Hospital School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $10,660 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from West Penn Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $23,726.
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Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing landed the # 4 spot on the list. St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing are $12,626 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $25,293.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lutheran School of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the United States. Lutheran School of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
Lutheran School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Lutheran School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,982.
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing are $14,610 a year. Nursing majors at Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing take out an average of $23,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Trinity Health System School of Nursing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Steubenville, Trinity Health System School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Trinity Health System School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $13,386 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Trinity Health System School of Nursing take out $23,568 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Reading, RHSHS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RHSHS are $13,334 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from RHSHS carry an average student debtload of $27,725.
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With a ranking of #9, Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Pottsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing are $12,710 per year. Nursing majors at Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing take out an average of $31,399 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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UPMC Jameson School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UPMC Jameson School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of New Castle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPMC Jameson School of Nursing are $13,051 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from UPMC Jameson School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $26,585.
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| 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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