2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the most popular school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 68% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at UMass Medical School, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Regis College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
Simmons University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
American Sentinel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Women make up 97% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
With a ranking of #10, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
Women make up 52% of the nursing majors at the school.
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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 26 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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