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With 262,974 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 11,612 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,687 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 60 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in registered nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree registered nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curry College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 233 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby - Sawyer College landed the #2 spot on the list. Colby - Sawyer College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, New Hampshire. It awarded 40 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laboure College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 109 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis College landed the #5 spot on the list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Weston, Massachusetts. It awarded 214 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 351 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Anselm College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. Saint Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 St. Anselm College
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 56 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
University of Bridgeport came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 136 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 213 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 158 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 University of Southern Maine
University of Saint Joseph came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Registered Nursing at University of Saint Joseph
Salve Regina University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Goodwin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Goodwin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 112 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Husson University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Endicott College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 102 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. RIC is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 151 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 190 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fitchburg State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 272 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 281 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Registered Nursing Report
With a ranking of #23, Granite State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Granite State College
With a ranking of #24, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region list. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New England did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at University of New England
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