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

7 Schools Ranked
$107,729 Avg Student Debt

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
395 Total Awards
$16,625 Average Tuition & Fees
$60,611 Avg Student Debt

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 awarded 395 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from UMass Amherst accumulate an average of $60,611 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
150 Total Awards
$75,560 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 150 students in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Since the graduate programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
113 Total Awards
$70,046 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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 fairly large population, and it awarded 113 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $70,046 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#5

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut
12 Total Awards
$13,907 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, the small public school handed out 12 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
8 Total Awards
$11,395 Average Tuition & Fees

Rivier University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
61 Total Awards
$15,822 Average Tuition & Fees
$183,732 Avg Student Debt

University of Saint Joseph landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 61 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $183,732 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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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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