2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the New England region, there were 489 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 210 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree nursing practice students.
Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the New England Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.
Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
Elms College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elms College are $15,532.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Southern Maine also took the #13 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 12 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
URI also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a small public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Medical School, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester are $37,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.
With a ranking of #11, MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MGH Institute of Health Professions, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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