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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 663 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing practice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Misericordia University
Dallas, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Misericordia University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Misericordia University is a small school located in Dallas, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Misericordia University Nursing Practice Report

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mechanicsburg, 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 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Messiah University Nursing Practice Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at George Washington University

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Towson University
Towson, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 7 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Towson University

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Practice Report

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University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #5 spot on the list. Scranton, 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 4 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Scranton Nursing Practice Report

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