2025 Best Nursing Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #29 in popularity, nursing science is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 doctor's degrees in nursing science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Nursing Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of nursing science for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality nursing science program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing science students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Science Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Science in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nursing science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Science

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science. UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Connecticut

2

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing science needs to take a look at Boston College. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Boston College

3

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Vermont

4

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Rhode Island

5

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

6

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Massachusetts - Boston

7

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Nursing Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	40
Connecticut	138	87
Rhode Island	119	1
Vermont	33	25

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Nursing Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	279
Registered Nursing	143
Nurse Anesthetist	62
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	50
Nursing Administration	29
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	15
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	3
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	2

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.