2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maryland. In total, 4,104 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maryland.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. Nursing majors at UMGC take out an average of $24,227 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UMGC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $9,594 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Frostburg State take out $23,703 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Frostburg State also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
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Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.
Coppin undergraduate students pay an average of $6,809 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Coppin accumulate an average of around $34,552 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Towson take out $21,485 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $241, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Towson also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Maryland. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year. Nursing majors at Salisbury take out an average of $24,122 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $393, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Salisbury did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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Bowie State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Bowie State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,787.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMB are $11,899 a year. On average, nursing graduates from UMB take out $23,261 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $318.
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Morgan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year.
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Stevenson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Stevenson take out an average of $25,979 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $444.
Stevenson also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NDMU are $39,745 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from NDMU carry an average student debtload of $28,626.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
New York | 17,708 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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