2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

School Nursing is the 591st most popular major in the country with 524 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 179 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in school nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the school nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree school nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified masters’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about School Nursing at Duke University

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Read more about School Nursing at Vanderbilt

#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 24 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on School Nursing at FIU

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s school nursing degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emory School Nursing Report

#5

King University

Bristol, Tennessee

$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, King University landed the #5 spot on the list. King is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

King also took the #0 spot in our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at King University are $19,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Nursing at King University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

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

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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