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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
62 Total Awards
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the large public school handed out 62 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

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.

Read full report on University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

American Sentinel University

Aurora, Connecticut
34 Total Awards
$6,920 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend American Sentinel University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. American Sentinel University is located in Aurora, Connecticut and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

Since the graduate programs at American Sentinel University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full American Sentinel University Report

#3

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
22 Total Awards
$72,985 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means MGH Institute of Health Professions is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out MGH Institute of Health Professions. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full MGH Institute of Health Professions Report

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
29 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut
6 Total Awards
$13,253 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

Full Western Connecticut State University Report

#6

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
4 Total Awards
$12,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Rivier University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
$15,264 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Saint Joseph Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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