2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Nursing Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Rivier University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Rivier, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Yale. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston College. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Northeastern does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that CCSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at WestConn, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Vermont came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UVM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Salve Regina University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Salve Regina. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Simmons University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Since the graduate programs at Simmons are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #13, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Endicott, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Amherst, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #16, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
URI does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMass Lowell does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Connecticut came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UCONN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Boston. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Elms College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Elms College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #22, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMass Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rhode Island College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at RIC. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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