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2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 583 people earned their degree in critical care nursing, making the major the 565th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 79 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in critical care nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great critical care nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the critical care nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree critical care nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 13 masters’s critical care nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Critical Care Nursing at University of Rochester

#2

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 7 masters’s critical care nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #3 spot in our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Critical Care Nursing at Seton Hall University

#4

DeSales University

Center Valley, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, DeSales University landed the #4 spot on the list. DeSales is a small school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 masters’s critical care nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

DeSales also made our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeSales University are $20,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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