2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the most popular school in the New England Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 534 students majoring in nursing at Simmons, 8% are male and 92% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weston.
Of the 315 students majoring in nursing at Regis College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Out of the 48 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Aurora.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 190 students majoring in nursing at Sacred Heart, 12% are male and 88% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
Boston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Yale University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.
Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at Rivier, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools 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 |
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 25 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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