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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$16,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 4,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Stevenson University the best value school in Maryland for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $10,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Frostburg State are $10,788 a year.

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#5

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Coppin graduate students pay an average of $7,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Coppin State University Report

#6

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $10,529 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Salisbury University

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #7, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Morgan State are $9,657 a year.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

UMB graduate students pay an average of $17,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NDMU are $13,711 a year.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

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 10 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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