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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
431 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,236 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 431 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Ramapo College is a public institution located in Mahwah, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ramapo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ramapo College are $19,085.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree nursing science students with aid list, Kean has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree nursing science students with aid list, CSE has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Nursing Science 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 CSE are $18,734.

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#5

Wagner College

Staten Island, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wagner College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wagner also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wagner College are $23,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Moravian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

Moravian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian are $17,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Monmouth University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing science degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also made our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Catholic University of America came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Science 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 Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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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%.

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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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