2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the New England Region

Ranked #48 in popularity, family practice nurse/nursing is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for family practice nurse/nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Family Practice Nurse/Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in family practice nursing matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the New England Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality family practice nurse/nursing program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for family practice nurse/nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for family practice nurse/nursing students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Family Practice Nursing Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Fairfield University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing in Connecticut.

There were roughly 17 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Fairfield University

2

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CT

#2 Best Quality In CT

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing needs to check out Sacred Heart University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing in Connecticut. More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Sacred Heart University

3

Salve Regina University
Newport, RI

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing needs to check out Salve Regina University. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Newport. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing in Rhode Island.

There were about 5 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Salve Regina University

4

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

#1 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

MGH Institute of Health Professions is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from MGH Institute of Health Professions

 

Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the most popular family practice nurse/nursing colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	274	0
Connecticut	137	8
Rhode Island	116	2

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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Family Practice Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Family Practice Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	210
Registered Nursing	78
Nurse Anesthetist	55
Nursing Science	54
Nursing Administration	9
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	7
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	3
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	2
School Nursing	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.