2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 586 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found Sentara College of Health Sciences to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesapeake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $1,181 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.
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Out of the 586 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Denver College of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Denver College of Nursing are $1,840 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Aspen University graduate students pay an average of $4,357 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at United States University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
USU graduate students pay an average of $5,650 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of the Cumberlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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Mount Marty University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mount Marty also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Newman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in tuition and fees each year.
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Kentucky Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Grayson, Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kentucky Christian University are $5,200 per year.
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Universidad del Turabo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gurabo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552 a year.
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With a ranking of #11, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 a year.
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With a ranking of #13, American Sentinel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $5,615 per year.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Governors University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WGU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #18, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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With a ranking of #19, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Vincent College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Latrobe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Vincent are $14,748 per year.
Saint Vincent also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Southwest Baptist University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
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MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 a year.
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Stevenson University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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York College of Pennsylvania ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, YCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 586 different United States nursing schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools award.
Nursing by Region
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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