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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Critical Care Nursing is the 565th most popular major in the country with 583 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 157 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 critical care nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in critical care nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent critical care nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the critical care nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s critical care nursing degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Full Vanderbilt Critical Care Nursing Report

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified masters’s critical care nursing students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Critical Care Nursing Report

#3

Barry University

Miami, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s critical care nursing degrees to qualified students.

Barry University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Critical Care Nursing at Barry University

#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist also made our “Best Critical Care Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist are $11,700.

Read full report on Critical Care Nursing at Southern Adventist University

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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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