2026 Best Value Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in Tennessee
[Adult Health Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/adult-health-nurse-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for adult health nurse/nursing students.
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2026 Best Value Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in Tennessee
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in adult health nurse/nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Schools
Our analysis ranked Vanderbilt University the best value for a degree in adult health nurse/nursing in Tennessee. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $67,498. Typical student debt for adult health nurse/nursing graduates is $13,975. Adult Health Nurse/nursing graduates of Vanderbilt University earn a median of $125,565 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $13,975 median debt. Vanderbilt University admits about 6% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in adult health nurse/nursing will find it at Southern Adventist University, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $27,300. Typical student debt for adult health nurse/nursing graduates is $26,596. Early-career adult health nurse/nursing graduates make about $77,467. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Southern Adventist University admits about 66% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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