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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 653 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice programs and 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 nursing practice program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 14 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 3 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice 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 Towson University are $18,972.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #4 spot on the list. Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Messiah, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice 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 Messiah University are $12,780.

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#5

Misericordia University

Dallas, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Misericordia University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Dallas, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Misericordia University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Misericordia University are $37,390, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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