2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
Fitchburg State 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, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Worcester State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Worcester State, 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 62% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 82 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.
Rivier does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rivier also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Endicott College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Endicott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Endicott does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Out of the 37 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Granite State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. GSC is located in Concord, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GSC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 39 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, Saint Joseph’s Maine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Salve Regina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fairfield University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Quinnipiac University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Quinnipiac not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Salem State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Salem State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Saint Joseph ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. University of Saint Joseph is a small private not-for-profit school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in tuition and fees each year.
USJ does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 21% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.
UHart 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. 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.
With a ranking of #13, American International College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. AIC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIC are $12,717 per year.
One thing to take note of is that AIC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 14% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Husson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Husson are $17,680 a year.
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 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Simmons University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 534 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Simmons. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Northeastern University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 74 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
Northeastern also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
With a ranking of #17, Curry College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Curry is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Curry graduate students pay an average of $15,114 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Curry does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Elms College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Elms College graduate students pay an average of $16,017 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Elms College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 113 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students 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.
Boston College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 per year.
CCSU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #21, Rhode Island College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RIC are $17,834 a year.
Depending on your major, you 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.
University of New England came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
UNE graduate students pay an average of $29,352 in tuition and fees each year.
UNE does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNE is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 110 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Yale 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Yale also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network 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. 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.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 190 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.
Sacred Heart does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Sacred Heart excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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