2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 259,493 registered nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country.

Across the New England region, there were 11,514 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing programs, but they also cost less that 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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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 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 the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

Full Northeastern Registered Nursing Report

#1

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$24,938 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Yale University are $44,500.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Yale

#3

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$38,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Regis College are $38,850.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Regis College

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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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