2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.
Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.
Quinnipiac also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Elms College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Elms College are $16,017 per year.
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Simmons University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.
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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.
UMass Medical School graduate students pay an average of $38,156 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Sacred Heart graduate students pay an average of $34,509 in tuition and fees each year.
Sacred Heart not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Explore the best nursing colleges 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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