2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.
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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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 $30-$48k.
Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $30-$48k list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 VCU are $29,228.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Southern, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 Florida Southern are $17,482.
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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 $30-$48k. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach Atlantic also made our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic are $11,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluefield College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bluefield, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Bluefield College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bluefield College are $9,234, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, South University’s online programs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University’s online programs, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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