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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

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 New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Hampshire.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Hampshire. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Out of the 6 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Rivier University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Hampshire. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at UNH, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

Full Nursing at Granite State College Report

#6

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, NH

Colby - Sawyer College 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 #6 on the list. Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New London.

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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 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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