2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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 analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 per year.
Rivier did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Husson are $17,680 per year.
Husson also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 per year.
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University of Saint Joseph came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.
UNH not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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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 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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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