2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 524 people earned their degree in school nursing, making the major the 591st most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in school nursing. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree school nursing students with aid.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s school nursing degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree school nursing students with aid list, U-M has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.
Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brandman is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s school nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Brandman also took the #10 spot in our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.
UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best School Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, 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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