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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$15,937 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,321 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 922 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD
$38,168 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stevenson University the best value school in Maryland for nursing students. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Stevenson University Report

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for nursing students. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year.

Full Nursing at Salisbury University Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Towson University Report

$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great value for nursing students. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Bowie State University

#5

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD
$9,594 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $9,594 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Frostburg State University

#6

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD
$6,809 Average Tuition & Fees

Coppin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland ranking. Coppin is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coppin are $6,809 a year.

Full Nursing at Coppin State University Report

$11,899 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMB are $11,899 a year.

Full Nursing at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

Morgan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at Morgan State University

$39,745 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NDMU are $39,745 a year.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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