by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 91 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6,237 master's degrees in nursing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of nursing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in nursing. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make around $104,649 in their early career salary.
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Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in nursing. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.
Those nursing students who get their master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York make $7,119 more than the typical nursing grad.
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It's hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a master's degree in nursing. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.
Those nursing students who get their master's degree from New York University make $15,033 more than the typical nursing student.
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It's difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nursing. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.
Master's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $104,783 in their early career salary.
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Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Soon after graduation, nursing master's recipients typically earn around $83,367 at the beginning of their careers.
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UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.
Students who graduate with their master's from the nursing program report average early career wages of $71,766.
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Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn about $95,274 in the first couple years of working.
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Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.
After graduation, nursing master's recipients typically make an average of $101,336 at the beginning of their careers.
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Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.
After graduation, nursing master's recipients generally make about $101,146 in their early careers.
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Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.
Those nursing students who get their master's degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University earn $10,426 more than the average nursing student.
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University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester.
Soon after graduating, nursing master's recipients typically earn around $96,464 in the first five years of their career.
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Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $85,211 in their early career salary.
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Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in nursing from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Here are some additional great schools for Nursing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 15 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 16 | DeSales University | Center Valley, PA |
| 17 | Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY |
| 18 | Molloy College | Rockville Centre, NY |
| 19 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 20 | Hunter College | New York, NY |
| 21 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 22 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 261 | 2,540 |
| Pennsylvania | 248 | 2,051 |
| Maryland | 193 | 624 |
| New Jersey | 188 | 445 |
| District of Columbia | 154 | 448 |
| Delaware | 109 | 129 |
One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 3,367 |
| Allied Health Professions | 2,875 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2,376 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2,288 |
| Communication Sciences | 2,014 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 1,760 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 523 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 460 |
| Other Health Professions | 396 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 383 |
