2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in New Hampshire with 2,129 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top New Hampshire Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found Rivier University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Hampshire. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
On average, nursing graduates from Rivier take out $37,609 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
On average, nursing graduates from UNH take out $39,326 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin Pierce University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
On average, nursing graduates from SNHU take out $43,320 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,626 |
| Vermont | 390 |
| Connecticut | 3,058 |
| Maine | 1,262 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 262,974 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16,647 |
| Nursing Practice | 8,862 |
| Nursing Administration | 8,663 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 4,717 |
| Nursing Science | 4,701 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,895 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,075 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 2,011 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1,768 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 747 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 622 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 567 |
| School Nursing | 539 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 502 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 340 |
| Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing | 269 |
| Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing | 262 |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | 192 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 87 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing | 26 |
| Forensic Nursing | 23 |
| Palliative Care Nursing | 13 |
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
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