2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for nursing students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
On average, nursing graduates from SNHU take out $31,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent online programs at American Sentinel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at American Sentinel University take out is $24,075.
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Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Nursing majors at Sacred Heart take out an average of $30,214 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $805.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vermont Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Vermont Tech carry an average student debtload of $37,222.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at Fitchburg State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #6, Goodwin College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at Goodwin accumulate an average of around $51,086 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $191.
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Laboure College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from Laboure College take out $33,121 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $257.
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University of Saint Joseph landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Nursing majors at USJ take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $459, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $233, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Granite State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at GSC accumulate an average of around $27,469 in student debt.
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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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.