2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 524 people earned their degree in school nursing, making the major the 591st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 179 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school nursing 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 school nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’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 Duke are $59,140.

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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%.

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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