by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region” ranking.
Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 266,651 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the New England region, there were 11,319 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region” ranking looked at 90 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region. BHCC is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Bunker Hill Community College is $7,913 for new england region registered nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region. Bristol is a public institution located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Bristol is $6,862 for new england region registered nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capital Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region. Capital Community College is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 ’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Capital Community College is $10,392 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Capital Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 117 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,368 for new england region registered nursing students.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Registered Nursing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 945 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region registered nursing students list, SNHU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $42,645 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Registered Nursing Report
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 72 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for STCC is $8,867 for new england region registered nursing students.
With a ranking of #7, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 84 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Gateway Community College is $7,201 for new england region registered nursing students.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Gateway Community College
Goodwin College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. East Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s registered nursing degrees to 292 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region registered nursing students list, Goodwin has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Goodwin is $18,127 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Massasoit Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brockton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 75 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,444 for New England Region Registered Nursing students per year to attend Massasoit Community College.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Massasoit Community College
Community College of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. CCRI is a fairly large school located in Warwick, Rhode Island that handed out 226 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Community College of Rhode Island is $6,898 for new england region registered nursing students.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Community College of Rhode Island
North Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 59 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for North Shore Community College is $7,558 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Read more about Registered Nursing at North Shore Community College
Cape Cod Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 67 degrees to qualified ’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Cape Cod Community College is $8,424 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Cape Cod Community College
Berkshire Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. BCC is a small school located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts that handed out 40 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend BCC is $8,003 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Eastern Maine Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Maine Community College is $10,571 for new england region registered nursing students.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Eastern Maine Community College
Charter Oak State College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Charter Oak State College is a small school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 12 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Charter Oak State College is $11,872 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Charter Oak State College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. NHTI is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend NHTI is $19,282 for new england region registered nursing students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Norwalk Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Norwalk, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s registered nursing degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $6,901 for New England Region Registered Nursing students per year to attend NCC.
Greenfield Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Greenfield Community College is $9,364 for New England Region Registered Nursing students.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Greenfield Community College
Southern Maine Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 94 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Maine Community College is $10,703 for new england region registered nursing students.
With a ranking of #20, Northern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Northern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Maine Community College is $9,352 for new england region registered nursing students.
Full Northern Maine Community College Registered Nursing Report
Maine College of Health Professions did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $21,007 for New England Region Registered Nursing students per year to attend MCHP.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Maine College of Health Professions
Granite State College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 46 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,725 for new england region registered nursing students per year to attend GSC.
Husson University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region list. Husson University is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 ’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $19,122 for New England Region Registered Nursing students per year to attend Husson.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fitchburg State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 ’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Fitchburg State is $16,806 for new england region registered nursing students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Fitchburg State University
Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 117 ’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College is $7,162 for new england region registered nursing students.
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