2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 5,061 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing 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 registered nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern University Registered Nursing Report

#2

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$38,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Weston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

Regis College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis College are $38,850, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Regis College

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

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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