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2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

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 School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 61 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the school nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree school nursing students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Nursing in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 57 degrees to qualified masters’s school nursing students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania School Nursing Report

#2

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwynedd Mercy University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s school nursing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gwynedd - Mercy, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gwynedd Mercy University are $14,273, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gwynedd Mercy University School Nursing Report

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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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