2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 618th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 236 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 229 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geriatric nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geriatric nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geriatric nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geriatric nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree geriatric nursing students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$20,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 171 students in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’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 Hunter are $20,828.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Full George Washington University Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #3 spot on the list. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/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 Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Seton Hall

#4

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York

#4 in overall quality

$20,897 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keuka College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keuka Park, New York. It awarded 25 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Keuka College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Keuka College are $20,897.

Read full report on Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Keuka College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing

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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