2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle 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 La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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Out of the 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Vincent College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent 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 Saint Vincent are $14,748 a year.
Saint Vincent also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.
YCP also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Wilmington University graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Holy Family graduate students pay an average of $12,181 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.
TCNJ excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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La Roche 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 #11 on the list. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Roche are $12,619 a year.
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Immaculata 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Immaculata are $12,780 per year.
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Frostburg State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
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Albany Medical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AMC Albany are $29,117 a year.
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Gannon 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 #15 on the list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gannon are $20,660 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gannon also is in the top 5% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Villanova University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | Lancaster, PA |
| 18 | Trinity Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 19 | Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA |
| 20 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 21 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 21 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges 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 |
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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).
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