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2025 Best Nursing Science Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges in Massachusetts
527 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in nursing science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #162 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for nursing science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 527 degrees in nursing science annually.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School

Best Nursing Science Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of nursing science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Science
Master's Degrees in Nursing Science
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Science

The nursing science 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 the Best Nursing Science Schools in Massachusetts. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nursing Science in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing science degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Nursing Science

1
Boston College crest
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

It is hard to beat Boston College if you want to pursue a degree in nursing science. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were about 6 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
462 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a degree in nursing science. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 462 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in nursing science needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 4 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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4
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Elms College
Chicopee, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Elms College if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing science. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Chicopee. This college ranks 39th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 14 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Elms College in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA
80.0% Growth in Graduates

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. A Best Colleges rank of #276 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Lowell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Salem State is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem. This university ranks 26th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 18 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 115
Rhode Island 436 23
Maine 396 180
New Hampshire 395 242
Vermont 352 25

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 5,239
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 651
Nursing Practice 369
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 150
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 73
Nursing Administration 60
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 42
Clinical Nurse Specialist 28
Nurse Anesthetist 24
Clinical Nurse Leader 20

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