2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 27 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,293 bachelor's degrees in nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of nursing for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt nursing students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

112 Annual Graduates

$78,713 Median Starting Salary

$44,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career income of $78,713.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Northeastern University

2

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

174 Annual Graduates

$81,868 Median Starting Salary

MGH Institute of Health Professions is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

After graduating, nursing bachelor's recipients usually make around $81,868 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from MGH Institute of Health Professions

3

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

115 Annual Graduates

$78,934 Median Starting Salary

$48,073 Median Student Debt

Boston College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career earnings of $78,934.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Boston College

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

148 Annual Graduates

$81,452 Median Starting Salary

$20,455 Median Student Debt

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in nursing. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $81,452 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Massachusetts Amherst

5

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

298 Annual Graduates

$80,034 Median Starting Salary

$69,764 Median Student Debt

MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.

After graduating, nursing bachelor's recipients generally earn around $80,034 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

6

Simmons University
Boston, MA

143 Annual Graduates

$85,096 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from Simmons University get an earnings boost of about $3,376 above the typical earnings of nursing majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Simmons University

7

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

372 Annual Graduates

$79,672 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career earnings of $79,672.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Massachusetts - Boston

8

Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Boston, MA

51 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Emmanuel College Massachusetts

9

Endicott College
Beverly, MA

112 Annual Graduates

$78,594 Median Starting Salary

$38,771 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, nursing bachelor's recipients generally make about $78,594 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Endicott College

10

Regis College
Weston, MA

183 Annual Graduates

$78,481 Median Starting Salary

$47,808 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career income of $78,481.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Regis College

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	183	1,555
New Hampshire	157	1,435
Rhode Island	157	626
Maine	156	760
Vermont	155	216

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

Nursing is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	2,585
Nursing Science	333
Nursing Practice	174
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	152
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	47
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services	560
Public Health	547
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	349
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	333
Health & Medical Administrative Services	270
Communication Sciences	205
Allied Health Professions	170
Health/Medical Prep Programs	127
Dental Support Services	80
Mental & Social Health Services	76

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.