2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,288 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice 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 nursing practice 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 Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $0-$30k list, VCU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida Southern also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Southern are $17,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palm Beach Atlantic, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic are $11,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluefield College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Bluefield, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bluefield College has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bluefield College are $9,234.
South University’s online programs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $0-$30k list, South University’s online programs has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University’s online programs are $14,520, 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%.
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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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