2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate” 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.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.
Brandman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate list. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
Loma Linda University also made our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo also took the #4 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upstate Medical University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate. Upstate Medical University is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Upstate Medical University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Upstate Medical University are $24,106, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
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 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Stony Brook University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate list. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.
Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
MGH Institute of Health Professions did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686.
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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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