2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Massachusetts. In fact, 6,626 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in Massachusetts for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
MCPHS University graduate students pay an average of $24,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Medical School are $26,113 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.
UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Northeastern 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Regis College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regis College are $29,405 a year.
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MGH Institute of Health Professions 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. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
MGH Institute of Health Professions graduate students pay an average of $72,985 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3,058 |
| New Hampshire | 2,129 |
| Maine | 1,262 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
| Vermont | 390 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 8 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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