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

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master's 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 Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 509 people earned their degree in nurse midwife/nursing midwifery, making the major the 598th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 73 nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nurse midwife/nursing midwifery 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 nurse midwife/nursing midwifery program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Nursing Midwifery 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 nursing midwifery students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery in the Middle Atlantic Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing midwifery degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Downstate, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 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 SUNY Downstate are $23,750.

Read more about Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing midwifery students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing midwifery students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 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 SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

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#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing midwifery degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 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 George Washington University are $31,824.

Full George Washington University Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Report

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, 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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