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2026 Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the New England Region

[Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nurse-midwife-nursing-midwifery/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong nurse midwife/nursing midwifery education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery students.

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• Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the New England Region

2026 Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the New England Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools

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University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

$17,772 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,548 Avg Student Debt

$71,631 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in nurse midwife/nursing midwifery, no school beat University Of Massachusetts Amherst this year. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,772, while out-of-state students pay about $40,449. Students borrow a median of $29,548 to complete the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery program here. Soon after graduation, nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degree recipients from University Of Massachusetts Amherst generally make around $53,543. Set against $29,548 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 60%.

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

$58,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$88,794 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Fairfield University one of the best values for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. Fairfield University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. In-state tuition and fees average $58,400. Typical student debt for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates is $27,000. Early-career nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates make about $119,878. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Fairfield University admits about 33% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.