2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region to see which associate 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $29,073.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.
Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,353.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at BHCC accumulate an average of around $18,223 in student debt.
BHCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Bristol carry an average student debtload of $12,308.
Bristol excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at STCC accumulate an average of around $17,823 in student debt.
STCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Massasoit Community College take out $17,337 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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North Shore Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at North Shore Community College accumulate an average of around $21,001 in student debt.
North Shore Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Southern Maine Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year. On average, nursing graduates from SMCC take out $27,802 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Cape Cod Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $10,296 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Cape Cod Community College take out $16,748 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Quincy 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 #10 on the list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.
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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 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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