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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the New England Region to see which master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Out of the 43 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 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. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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American Sentinel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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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