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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

5 Schools Ranked
$29,335 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,179 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
143 Total Awards
$10,655 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,315 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 143 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $10,655 in tuition and fees if they attend Fitchburg State full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,735. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Fitchburg State accumulate an average of $25,315 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Laboure College

Milton, Massachusetts
88 Total Awards
$32,813 Average Tuition & Fees
$36,404 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Laboure College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Massachusetts. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Milton, Massachusetts that handed out 88 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Laboure College, expect to pay an average of $32,813 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $36,404 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Laboure College. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Laboure College Report

#3

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
18 Total Awards
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,257 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fisher College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Massachusetts. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 18 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $33,500 to cover tuition and fees at Fisher College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,257 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
38 Total Awards
$40,208 Average Tuition & Fees
$28,150 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Anna Maria, expect to pay an average of $40,208 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,150 in student loans. Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 14% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts
7 Total Awards
$29,500 Average Tuition & Fees
$36,728 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the very small private for-profit school handed out 7 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $29,500 to cover tuition and fees at Bay State College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $36,728 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Bay State College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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