2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Our analysis found Simmons University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The excellent programs at Regis College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the New England Region . Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weston.
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 suburb of Aurora.
Out of the 48 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for nursing students. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
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Yale University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
MGH Institute of Health Professions ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing 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.
Boston College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Quinnipiac University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| 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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