2023 Best Value Nursing Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,964 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 629 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the United States
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in the United States for nursing students. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesapeake.
Sentara College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $2,637 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means La Salle University is a great value for nursing students. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver College of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Denver College of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $12,367 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great value for nursing students. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Aspen University are $5,170 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,700 in tuition and fees each year.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools ranking. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.
Mount Marty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mount Marty undergraduate students pay an average of $29,980 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mount Marty also is in the top 5% of our Best Nursing Schools ranking.
Newman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Newman University are $34,460 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Kentucky Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kentucky Christian University are $22,130 per year.
Morningside College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Morningside undergraduate students pay an average of $35,270 in tuition and fees each year.
Universidad del Turabo ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools list. Universidad del Turabo is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gurabo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Universidad del Turabo are $5,820 a year.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota undergraduate students pay an average of $11,847 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #13 on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 a year.
American Sentinel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #14 on the list. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Sentinel University are $10,520 a year.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 per year.
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
NWU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,334 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #17, Western Governors University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.
Saint Vincent College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Latrobe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Vincent are $38,741 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Vincent is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing Schools list.
With a ranking of #19, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CMU CGES undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southwest Baptist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in tuition and fees each year.
MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Texas are $11,726 a year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year.
With a ranking of #24, Stevenson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stevenson are $38,168 a year.
West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
West Coast University - Orange County undergraduate students pay an average of $22,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Nursing Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Nursing Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 629 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Schools award.
Nursing by Region
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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