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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing practice.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the New England Region

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 UCONN

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing practice degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Fitchburg State Nursing Practice Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at CCSU

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Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the #4 spot on the list. Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Franklin Pierce University Nursing Practice Report

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Practice Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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