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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

9 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found NHTI-Concord’s Community College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Hampshire. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Of the 59 students majoring in nursing at NHTI, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at NHTI accumulate an average of around $28,812 in student debt.

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#2

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

The in-demand associate degree programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Hampshire. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

Of the 58 students majoring in nursing at Rivier, 17% are male and 83% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Rivier take out while working on their Associate Degree is $38,246.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in nursing at MCC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#4

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

The in-demand associate degree programs at Great Bay Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Hampshire. Located in the small suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from Great Bay Community College take out $29,731 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

Of the 40 students majoring in nursing at St Joseph School of Nursing, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at St Joseph School of Nursing take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,670.

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With a ranking of #6, River Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from NH Community Technical College - Claremont carry an average student debt load of $28,503.

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Nashua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Nashua Community College take out an average of $32,721 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, White Mountains Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. White Mountains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Nursing majors at White Mountains Community College take out an average of $32,945 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Lakes Region Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Laconia, Lakes Region Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 9 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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