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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

64 Colleges
$21,926 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Sentinel University are $10,520 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at American Sentinel University accumulate an average of around $26,198 in student debt.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 per year. On average, nursing graduates from GSC take out $27,647 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, GSC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter Oak State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

Charter Oak State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,654 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Charter Oak State College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Maine College of Health Professions is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCHP are $14,911 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Fort Kent is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMFK is a small public school located in the remote area of Fort Kent.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMFK are $12,915 per year. On average, nursing graduates from UMFK take out $31,832 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,776. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $431.

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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SNHU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,255.

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Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Fitchburg State carry an average student debtload of $27,880.

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Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bay State College are $29,500 per year. Nursing majors at Bay State College take out an average of $28,972 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Bay State College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #10, Goodwin College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goodwin are $21,188 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Goodwin take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $44,767.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
12 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI

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.

  • 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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