2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Vincent College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Vincent are $14,748 a year.
Saint Vincent also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevenson are $8,340 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, YCP is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
University of Scranton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
Holy Family University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.
The College of New Jersey landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.
TCNJ excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
La Roche University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.
La Roche graduate students pay an average of $12,619 in tuition and fees each year.
Immaculata University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Immaculata are $12,780 a year.
Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
Albany Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AMC Albany are $29,117 per year.
Gannon University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing graduate students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | Lancaster, PA |
| 18 | Trinity Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 19 | Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA |
| 20 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 21 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 21 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg, PA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,148 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,683 |
| Maryland | 922 |
| New Jersey | 691 |
| District of Columbia | 534 |
| Delaware | 174 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| 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).
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