2027 Best Value Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
[Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/emergency-room-trauma-nursing/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for emergency room/trauma nursing students.
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2027 Best Value Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in emergency room/trauma nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Schools
Leading the list is Vanderbilt University, our #1 best value for emergency room/trauma nursing in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $67,498. Students borrow a median of $13,975 to complete the emergency room/trauma nursing program here. Early-career emergency room/trauma nursing graduates make about $125,565. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Vanderbilt University admits about 6% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Emory University earned it the #2 place for emergency room/trauma nursing. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $64,280. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the emergency room/trauma nursing program here. Soon after graduation, emergency room/trauma nursing degree recipients from Emory University generally make around $67,840. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 11%.
Nova Southeastern University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in emergency room/trauma nursing, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $38,700. Students borrow a median of $31,000 to complete the emergency room/trauma nursing program here. Early-career emergency room/trauma nursing graduates make about $70,595. Set against $31,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 73%.
Samford University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in emergency room/trauma nursing, landing the #4 spot this year. Samford University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham. Students from in state pay about $40,150 in tuition and fees. Emergency Room/trauma Nursing graduates carry a median of $25,750 in student loans. Early-career emergency room/trauma nursing graduates make about $109,608. That is a strong return on a $25,750 median debt. Samford University admits about 82% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 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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