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2026 Best Value Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools

[Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/perioperative-operating-room-and-surgical-nurse-nursing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 15 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing students.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Schools
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Best Value Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Schools in the United States

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Schools

1

University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

$68,686 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,410 Avg Student Debt

$111,371 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Pennsylvania the best value for a degree in perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing in the United States. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $68,686 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing graduates is $22,410. Early-career perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing graduates make about $115,382. That is a strong return on a $22,410 median debt. University Of Pennsylvania admits about 5% of applicants.

2

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

$57,660 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,848 Avg Student Debt

$69,039 Median Earnings (10yr)

Hofstra University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing schools. Hofstra University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead. Students from in state pay about $57,660 in tuition and fees. Perioperative/operating Room And Surgical Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $24,848 in student loans. Early-career perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing graduates make about $132,442. That is a strong return on a $24,848 median debt. The acceptance rate is 68%.

Other Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 15 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.