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2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master's 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 777 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the New England Region

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090.

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#2

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 63 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rivier not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rivier are $11,745.

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#3

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State also made our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477.

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#4

Elms College

Chicopee, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elms College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Chicopee, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Elms College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elms College are $15,532.

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#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 34 masters’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - 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%.

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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