2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 586 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in the United States for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesapeake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $1,181 a year.
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Out of the 586 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the # 2 spot on the list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.
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Out of the 586 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Denver College of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Denver College of Nursing are $1,840 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at United States University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $5,650 per year.
USU also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Mount Marty graduate students pay an average of $9,650 in tuition and fees each year.
Mount Marty also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list, coming in at #4.
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Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Newman University also is in the top 5% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Kentucky Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Kentucky Christian University graduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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Universidad del Turabo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gurabo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552 per year.
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Morningside College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 a year.
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American Sentinel University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $5,615 a year.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 a year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Governors University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU MN also is in the top 5% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 a year.
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With a ranking of #19, Saint Vincent College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Latrobe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Vincent are $14,748 per year.
Saint Vincent also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools rankings.
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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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MSU Texas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 a year.
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Stevenson University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stevenson are $8,340 a year.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in tuition and fees each year.
YCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 586 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
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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.
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