2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 618th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geriatric nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geriatric nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geriatric nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geriatric nursing students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #3 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 doctorate’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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