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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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master'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 master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
American Sentinel University graduate students pay an average of $6,920 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 43 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in tuition and fees each year.
Rivier also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 43 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
Salve Regina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the 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.
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a 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 .
Goodwin College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goodwin are $13,134 per year.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools 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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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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