2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Massachusetts (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 292 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Nursing Science Report

#4

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$12,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

Endicott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott are $12,666.

Read more about Nursing Science at Endicott College

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (With Aid)

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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