2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,952 people earned their degree in adult health nurse/nursing, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 149 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult health nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult health nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree adult health nursing students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at University of Tulsa

#2

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$13,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s adult health nursing degrees to qualified students.

OCU also made our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma City University are $13,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at OCU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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