2022 Best Value Nursing Practice 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 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking looked at 4 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. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$12,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Messiah University is a small school located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Messiah also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah University are $12,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Messiah

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#4 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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 are $18,972.

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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at George Washington University

#4

Misericordia University

Dallas, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,390 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Misericordia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Misericordia University is located in Dallas, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

Misericordia University also took the #2 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 Misericordia University are $37,390.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at Misericordia University

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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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