2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,588 people earned their degree in public health/community nurse/nursing, making the major the 421st most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 7 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health/community nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health/community nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. RIC is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also made our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884.

Read full report on Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at Rhode Island College

#2

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$30,153 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k)

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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