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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in school nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school nursing programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree school nursing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

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 Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke School Nursing Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Nursing at U-M

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Nursing at University at Buffalo

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #6 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stony Brook University School Nursing Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 10 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Nursing at Iowa

#8 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s school nursing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC School 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

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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