2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is the 308th most popular major in the country with 1,952 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult health nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult health nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$16,011 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.

Worcester State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester State is $16,011 for bachelor’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,214 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 135 degrees to qualified bachelors’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.

OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for OCU is $17,214 for Bachelor’s Degree Adult Health Nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$31,953 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.

Methodist also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $31,953 for bachelor’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Methodist.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Methodist University Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#4

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

San Mateo, California

#4 in overall quality

$25,550 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is $25,550 for Bachelor’s Degree Adult Health Nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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