2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing is the 308th most popular major in the country with 1,952 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,374 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult health nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult health nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 71 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
UPenn also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Hunter has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 29 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Lehman College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lehman College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman are $21,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 13 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
IUPUI also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult health nursing degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Staten Island CUNY are $21,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 42 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Indiana are $20,039.
University of Rochester landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.
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Daemen College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Daemen College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, New York. It awarded 19 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Daemen College are $24,053, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Southern Maine landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 1 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Southern Maine Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report
St. Joseph’s College - New York came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 25 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Joseph’s College - New York are $19,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full St. Joseph’s College - New York Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report
Binghamton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.
Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.
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Winona State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Winona State has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State University are $12,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Middle Georgia State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Georgia State University are $13,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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James Madison University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.
JMU also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mount Carmel College of Nursing landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 23 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Carmel College of Nursing are $19,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult health nursing degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report
Clarkson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Clarkson College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson College are $11,808, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Clarkson College
St Catherine University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s adult health nursing students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full St Catherine University Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Report
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. Saint Peter’s University is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s College are $21,246.
Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Saint Peter’s University
Ursuline College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and it awarded 23 masters’s adult health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ursuline College are $22,192.
Russell Sage College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult health nursing degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Russell Sage College are $13,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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