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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking, we looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#1 in overall quality
$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 166 doctorate’s degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.

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#1

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$13,134 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hampton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Hampton University are $13,134.

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#2

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality
$9,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #2 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb University is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 20 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to 10 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#4 in overall quality
$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. 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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