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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

67 Colleges
$16,159 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.

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Out of the 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#6

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

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#8

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

PA College graduate students pay an average of $16,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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Thomas Edison State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

TESU graduate students pay an average of $12,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Villanova University Villanova, PA
12 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
13 Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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