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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
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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 suburb of Chesapeake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $1,181 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.
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 large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Denver College of Nursing are $1,840 a year.
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 large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.
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 large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
USU graduate students pay an average of $5,650 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USU also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #6, University of the Cumberlands 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 Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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Mount Marty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty 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 Mount Marty are $9,650 a year.
Mount Marty also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list, coming in at #4.
With a ranking of #8, Newman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Newman University are $8,484 a year.
Newman University 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.
Kentucky Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Kentucky Christian University graduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Universidad del Turabo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Universidad del Turabo is a 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.
Morningside College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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.
American Sentinel 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 #13 on the list. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.
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 medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $5,615 per year.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 per year.
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With a ranking of #16, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Governors 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 #17 on the list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
SMU MN 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.
With a ranking of #19, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES 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 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 suburb of Latrobe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Vincent are $14,748 a year.
Saint Vincent not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list.
Southwest Baptist University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
MSU Texas landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 per year.
With a ranking of #23, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 per year.
Stevenson University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. 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.
York College of Pennsylvania came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP 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 YCP are $11,646 a year.
YCP also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools
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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