2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school in Massachusetts for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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.
Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
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.
Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. 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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University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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.
UMass Lowell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
One thing to take note of is that UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
Elms College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Elms College 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UMass Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
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*These averages are for the top 10 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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