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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New Hampshire

5 Colleges
$69,434 Avg Salary
$28,745 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Hampshire 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in New Hampshire for nursing students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Nursing majors at SNHU take out an average of $31,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Out of the 5 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from GSC carry an average student debtload of $27,469.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Nursing majors at UNH take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Nursing at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Franklin Pierce University is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Nursing majors at Franklin Pierce take out an average of $27,032 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.

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.

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Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 5 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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