2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 185 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in geriatric nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geriatric 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 geriatric 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geriatric nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Graceland University - Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$17,647 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #1 spot on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Graceland Lamoni also made our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Graceland University - Lamoni are $17,647, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 163 diplomas to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis

#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

$5,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 5 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Morningside did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside are $5,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (With Aid)

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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