2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. 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 Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Indiana 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Northwest the best value school in Indiana for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue Northwest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, the large public school handed out 25 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Purdue, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #1 for overall quality in Indiana.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 68 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 a year.
Indiana State 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 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - South Bend helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Indiana. Located in South Bend, Indiana, the small public school handed out 16 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,592 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Indiana University - South Bend does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, the large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ball State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Ball State also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University are $7,880 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bethel University. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - East came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Richmond, Indiana, the small public school handed out 13 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU East are $18,592 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IU East does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school awarded 133 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IUPUI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
IUPUI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. USI is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 89 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USI are $19,815 per year.
USI does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Kokomo is a public institution located in Kokomo, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Kokomo are $18,592 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at IU Kokomo. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana University - Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IU Northwest graduate students pay an average of $18,592 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at IU Northwest, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 312 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne graduate students pay an average of $12,418 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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Purdue University Global landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Purdue University Global is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 526 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Goshen College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Goshen, Indiana, and it awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Goshen graduate students pay an average of $29,298 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Goshen does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Goshen also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.
With a ranking of #16, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 57 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIndy are $40,560 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UIndy, 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 87% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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