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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$27,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize 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

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier 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 Rivier are $12,195 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rivier also did well on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Nursing at Rivier University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

#4

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

Full Nursing at Endicott College Report

#5

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Husson graduate students pay an average of $17,680 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Husson University Report

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at University of Saint Joseph Report

Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University

With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

Full Nursing at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

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
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 22 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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