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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing

5 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major” ranking.

Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing is the 754th most popular major in the country with 269 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama is located in Guayama, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read full report on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 171 masters’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full UPenn Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major. Located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 0 masters’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is located in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s perioperative/operating room and surgical nursing degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas

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