by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 11,319 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,964 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in registered nursing.
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The registered nursing 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 “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree registered nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 945 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University
Out of the 60 schools in the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the 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 426 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 349 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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
Out of the 60 schools in the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 253 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Quinnipiac University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 246 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Curry College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 238 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Regis College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Weston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 231 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 213 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 202 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Fairfield University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut 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 188 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 179 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school handed out 161 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 160 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Salem State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 146 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 143 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Northeastern University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 120 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Endicott College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 120 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Simmons University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Simmons University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of New England came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 113 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Boston College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Registered Nursing Report
University of Vermont ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Registered Nursing Report
Saint Anselm College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Elms College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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