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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular online school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Nursing at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at American Sentinel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

Read full report on Nursing at Western Connecticut State University

#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

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Explore the most popular online 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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Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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