2023 Best Nursing Master'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 Master'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. This report analyzed 37 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Yale. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Northeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNE. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Rivier does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at CCSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Simmons University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, Simmons is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #11, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Husson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Husson 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 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Endicott College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Endicott. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Rhode Island came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at URI. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USJ. In fact, around 21% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Hartford landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UHart does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Salve Regina University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
UMass Amherst does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Granite State College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at GSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
One thing to take note of is that UNH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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American International College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at AIC. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Saint Joseph’s Maine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Franklin Pierce University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Franklin Pierce. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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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