2022 Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery is the 598th most popular major in the country with 509 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nurse midwife/nursing midwifery programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree nursing midwifery students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery (With Aid)

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s nursing midwifery degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$21,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 doctorate’s nursing midwifery degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Report

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$19,267 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Midwifery Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing midwifery degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fairfield U Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Report

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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