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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 401 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nursing science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nursing science students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #1 spot on the list. UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UAMS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are $17,652.

Read more about Nursing Science at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 43 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Full Clemson University Nursing Science Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read more about Nursing Science at UNC Greensboro

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Science at Emory

#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing science students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

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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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