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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

42 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named St Joseph School of Nursing the best school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashua, St Joseph School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from St Joseph School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $25,670.

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#2

Bay State College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Lawrence Memorial is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Lawrence Memorial accumulate an average of around $32,625 in student debt.

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Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at New England Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,438.

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#5

Laboure College

Milton, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Laboure College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Laboure College accumulate an average of around $32,491 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $257.

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Maine College of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MCHP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

On average, nursing graduates from MCHP take out $29,631 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Gateway Community College take out $15,460 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Nursing majors at Goodwin take out an average of $48,917 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $191.

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Bunker Hill Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at BHCC accumulate an average of around $18,223 in student debt.

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Springfield Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at STCC accumulate an average of around $17,823 in student debt.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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