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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in New Hampshire. In total, 2,129 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New Hampshire.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New Hampshire to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

Our analysis found River Valley Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in New Hampshire. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public school with a fairly small student population.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont undergraduate students pay an average of $6,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from NH Community Technical College - Claremont take out $27,442 in student loans while working on their degree.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont also made our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NHTI are $7,200 a year. Nursing majors at NHTI take out an average of $27,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

NHTI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list.

Read full report on Nursing at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#3

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Out of the 14 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

GSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from GSC carry an average student debtload of $27,469.

GSC also made our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashua Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashua Community College are $7,140 per year. Nursing majors at Nashua Community College take out an average of $32,318 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Bay Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Great Bay Community College are $7,200 a year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at Great Bay Community College accumulate an average of around $26,117 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at Great Bay Community College

With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at SNHU take out an average of $31,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$22,764 Average Tuition & Fees

St Joseph School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. St Joseph School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

St Joseph School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $22,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at St Joseph School of Nursing take out an average of $24,475 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Rivier University

Nashua, NH
$35,512 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

Rivier undergraduate students pay an average of $35,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Rivier take out is $33,255. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $369.

Rivier did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list.

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$18,962 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNH are $18,962 a year. Nursing majors at UNH take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Keene State College

Keene, NH
$14,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Keene State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Keene State are $14,638 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Keene State take out is $27,000.

Full Nursing at Keene State College Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091

Nursing Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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