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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 665 people earned their degree in geriatric nurse/nursing, making the major the 618th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 185 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geriatric 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 Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Maryville U 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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.

Read full report on Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Maryville U

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

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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