2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 121 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice 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 Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$15,543 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salisbury University is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 9 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Salisbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salisbury are $15,543, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$12,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. Coppin State University is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Coppin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin State University are $12,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k)

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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