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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$17,174 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . 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.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

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 medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.

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#4

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

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.

Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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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#6

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.

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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.

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#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

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#9

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Fairfield U is a medium-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 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Goodwin graduate students pay an average of $13,134 in tuition and fees each 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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