2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best 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 102 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Saint Vincent College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Saint Vincent does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .
YCP does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 25% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 102 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Thomas Jefferson University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Villanova does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 #6 on the list.
Gannon does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgetown is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The College of New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCNJ does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Johns Hopkins does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NYU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wagner College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Columbia does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Wilkes University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wilkes. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ramapo College. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Rochester landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Rochester. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at CSE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Duquesne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
DeSales University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
DeSales does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Delaware ranked #21 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UD. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Drexel University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Drexel. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #23 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Towson 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 #24 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Towson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Molloy College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Molloy does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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