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2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southeast region, there were 63,937 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 204 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hampton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton University are $13,134, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 166 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Gardner - Webb University is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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