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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$23,949 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 366 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Hampshire 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire

Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

#1

Rivier University

Nashua, NH
$35,512 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rivier University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in New Hampshire. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Rivier undergraduate students pay an average of $35,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rivier did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH
$7,791 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSC are $7,791 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in New Hampshire.

Full Nursing at Granite State College Report

$18,962 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $18,962 per year.

UNH also made our Best Nursing Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #4.

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$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Hampshire. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SNHU are $15,380 a year.

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$42,100 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Franklin Pierce University is a great value for nursing students. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Franklin Pierce are $42,100 a year.

Full Nursing at Franklin Pierce University Report

Best 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
Massachusetts 1,916
Connecticut 750
Rhode Island 83
Maine 149
Vermont 25

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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