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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 456 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 207 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing practice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the New England Region

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 47 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at MGH Institute of Health Professions

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at Simmons University

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the #4 spot on the list. Elms College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Elms College

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 54 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at UMass Amherst

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. Western Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 6 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 15 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 3 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at UMass Lowell

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Connecticut

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Rhode Island

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. USJ is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 0 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full USJ Nursing Practice Report

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Sacred Heart Nursing Practice Report

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With a ranking of #14, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Southern Maine

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