2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.
Salve Regina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fairfield U also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Goodwin College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Goodwin are $13,134 a year.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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