2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Pennsylvania

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

#2 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 Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Messiah, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. 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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#2

Misericordia University

Dallas, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,390 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Misericordia University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Misericordia University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. 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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