2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Virginia. In total, 6,775 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
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The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Virginia 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in Virginia for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesapeake.
Sentara College of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $1,181 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
JMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.
Radford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bluefield.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bluefield College are $9,234 per year.
Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Mennonite are $15,270 per year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.
University of Virginia also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Mary Baldwin University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 a year.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
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 17 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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