2025 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for practical nursing & nursing assistants students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 associate degrees in practical nursing & nursing assistants during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to practical nursing & nursing assistants students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other practical nursing & nursing assistants students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for practical nursing & nursing assistants to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized practical nursing & nursing assistants related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Practical Nursing

1

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Quinsigamond Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in practical nursing & nursing assistants from Quinsigamond Community College

2

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

19 Annual Graduates

Community College of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in practical nursing & nursing assistants. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in practical nursing & nursing assistants from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Practical Nursing

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	20
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	9

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,356
Allied Health Professions	824
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	435
Dental Support Services	328
Health & Medical Administrative Services	292
Health Sciences & Services	263
Mental & Social Health Services	175
Other Health Professions	130
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	65
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	26

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.