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2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 439 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rockville Centre, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Molloy, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Molloy are $22,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

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#5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #5 spot on the list. College of Staten Island CUNY is a fairly large public school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSI are $21,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full College of Staten Island CUNY Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#5

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Widener University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students list, Widener has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Full NYU Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#7

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

Pace University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students list, Pace University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pace University - New York Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

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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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