Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Schools For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 219 ’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees to qualified students.
UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,046 for perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UPenn.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
