2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $29,073.
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Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Maine Community College are $6,710 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,353.
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Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BHCC are $10,224 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at BHCC accumulate an average of around $18,223 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BHCC also did well on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Bristol carry an average student debtload of $12,308.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at STCC accumulate an average of around $17,823 in student debt.
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Massasoit Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Massasoit Community College take out $17,337 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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North Shore Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at North Shore Community College accumulate an average of around $21,001 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Shore Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Southern Maine Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year. On average, nursing graduates from SMCC take out $27,802 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Cape Cod Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.
Cape Cod Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,296 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Cape Cod Community College take out $16,748 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Quincy College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,626 |
| Connecticut | 3,058 |
| New Hampshire | 2,129 |
| Maine | 1,262 |
| Vermont | 390 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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