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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,883 people earned their degree in public health/community nurse/nursing, making the major the 316th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 20 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health/community nurse/nursing 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 public health/community nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The public health/community nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Hunter College is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s public health/community nursing degrees to qualified students.
Hunter also made our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $2,158 for middle atlantic region public health/community nursing students with aid per year to attend Hunter College.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Hunter Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s public health/community nursing students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,703 for Middle Atlantic Region Public Health/Community Nursing students with aid per year to attend Binghamton University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Binghamton University Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report
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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
- *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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