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2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

3 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 277 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree nursing practice students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Misericordia University

Dallas, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Misericordia University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Misericordia University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Misericordia University are $37,390, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Misericordia University

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Messiah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Messiah also made our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah are $12,780.

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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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton also made our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Scranton

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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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