2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
The Best Value Nursing Master's 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. This report analyzed 43 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester State University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rivier also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
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Granite State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
GSC graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.
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Salve Regina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina 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 Salve Regina are $11,730 a year.
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Fairfield University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in the New England Region .
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Goodwin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goodwin are $13,134 per year.
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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 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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