2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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Nursing Administration is the 87th most popular major in the country with 8,073 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 698 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 568 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in nursing administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 21 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Administration in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheeling University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Wheeling University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Wheeling University are $9,710.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville University is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 24 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
JU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Jacksonville University are $14,742.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 127 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Liberty University are $8,349.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grayson, Kentucky. It awarded 21 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Kentucky Christian University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Kentucky Christian University are $5,200.
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William Carey University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 14 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
William Carey University also took the #16 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400.
King University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. King is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at King, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at King are $19,500.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Lincoln Memorial University is a small school located in Harrogate, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
LMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LMU are $21,155, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Radford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford is a fairly large public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 6 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Radford also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing administration degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Loyola New Orleans did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Loyola New Orleans are $17,906.
Eastern Mennonite University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2019-2020.
Eastern Mennonite not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Mennonite are $15,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Queens University of Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Queens also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens are $14,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #13, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 4 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #15, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Lenoir - Rhyne University also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700.
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University of Louisville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 28 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 14 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing administration students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school situated in Hialeah, Florida. It awarded 76 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida National University - Main Campus also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida National University - Main Campus are $16,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #19, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 11 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nursing Administration 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 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $28,362.
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South University’s online programs came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 40 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
South University’s online programs not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University’s online programs are $14,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Duke University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.
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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%.
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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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