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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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle 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 La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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 college 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Out of the 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevenson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevenson are $8,340 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in tuition and fees each year.
YCP also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large 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.
University of Scranton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus 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 #7 on the 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 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. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU 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 FDU are $10,722 a year.
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Holy Family 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family 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 Holy Family are $12,181 a year.
The College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
TCNJ graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, TCNJ also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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.
La Roche graduate students pay an average of $12,619 in tuition and fees each year.
Immaculata University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. 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.
Frostburg State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Frostburg State are $13,092 a year.
Albany Medical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
AMC Albany graduate students pay an average of $29,117 in tuition and fees each year.
Gannon University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon 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 Gannon are $20,660 a year.
Gannon also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
Honorable Mentions
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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