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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$27,671 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor'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 doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in tuition and fees each 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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#4

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Nursing at Quinnipiac University Report

#6

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Elms College are $16,017 a year.

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#6

Simmons University

Boston, MA

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 college 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Medical School are $38,156 per year.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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 school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.

Sacred Heart also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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