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Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$27,671 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor'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 doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salve Regina 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 large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in tuition and fees each year.

Fairfield U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#4

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.

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Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

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Elms College

Chicopee, MA

With a ranking of #6, Elms College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Elms College are $16,017 a year.

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Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Medical School are $38,156 a year.

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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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Northeastern University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools 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
Rhode Island 1,091
Vermont 390

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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