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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$12,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Indiana. In total, 7,922 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Indiana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Purdue University Northwest to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $6,303 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana University - South Bend are $8,270 a year.

Full Nursing at Indiana University - South Bend Report

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 16 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Nursing at Ball State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mishawaka, Bethel University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bethel University are $7,880 a year.

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Indiana University - East landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

IU East graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

Full Nursing at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

USI graduate students pay an average of $10,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University - Kokomo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Kokomo are $8,270 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Wisconsin 5,410

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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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