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2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 777 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 2 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rhode Island Nursing Science Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree nursing science students with aid list, UVM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nursing Science 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 Vermont are $33,326.

Read more about Nursing Science at UVM

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nursing Science 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 Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Nursing Science Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Science at UMass Amherst

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 8 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree nursing science students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Science at University of Connecticut

#7

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Endicott College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Endicott College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott are $12,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree nursing science students with aid list, Sacred Heart has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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