2023 Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire
Finding the Best Nursing 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 Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.
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2023 Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named St Joseph School of Nursing the best school in New Hampshire for nursing students. St Joseph School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at St Joseph School of Nursing take out is $14,083.
Out of the 14 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from GSC take out $11,260 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at River Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Nursing majors at NH Community Technical College - Claremont take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
Nursing majors at Rivier take out an average of $29,733 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at NHTI take out is $18,776.
Colby - Sawyer College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of New London, Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from Colby - Sawyer take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SNHU take out is $16,539.
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Saint Anselm College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at St. Anselm College take out is $27,000.
Nashua Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at UNH accumulate an average of around $29,729 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $481, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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 14 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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