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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 185 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geriatric nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geriatric nurse/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 geriatric nurse/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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region

#1

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 163 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree geriatric nursing students list, Maryville U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis

#2

Graceland University - Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$17,647 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Graceland University - Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree geriatric nursing students list, Graceland Lamoni has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Graceland Lamoni are $17,647, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Graceland Lamoni

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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%.

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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