2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for nursing students. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.
American Sentinel University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,520 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.
Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
Rivier undergraduate students pay an average of $35,512 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 45 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salve Regina are $44,200 a year.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 a year.
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Endicott College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Endicott are $36,614 a year.
Granite State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 per year.
Fairfield University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fairfield U are $52,870 a year.
Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Goodwin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,916 |
| Connecticut | 750 |
| Rhode Island | 83 |
| New Hampshire | 366 |
| Maine | 149 |
| Vermont | 25 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
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.
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