2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 11,477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Vincent College is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Vincent are $14,748 a year.
Saint Vincent excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, YCP also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $11,871 per year.
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Holy Family University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $11,934 per year.
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La Roche University 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 #8 on the list. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Roche are $12,619 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Immaculata University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Immaculata graduate students pay an average of $12,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 17,708 |
| Maryland | 4,104 |
| New Jersey | 5,648 |
| District of Columbia | 990 |
| Delaware | 1,267 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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