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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular online school in Massachusetts for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at UMass Amherst, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Out of the 2 online programs at schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 2 spot on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Rhode Island 1,091
Vermont 390

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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 2 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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