52 Best Nursing schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 4.64M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 52 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Nursing

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Nursing

#15 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Nursing

#69 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

4. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Nursing

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Nursing

#102 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Nursing

#114 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

7. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Nursing

#117 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Nursing

#128 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Boston College

Boston

For Nursing

#131 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Nursing

#157 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Nursing

#214 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Nursing

#229 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

13. MCPHS University

Boston

For Nursing

#256 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Nursing

#267 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

15. Simmons University

Boston

For Nursing

#270 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

16. Dean College

Franklin

For Nursing

#304 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Nursing

#310 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Nursing

#314 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Nursing

#318 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

20. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Nursing

#332 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. Western New England University

Springfield

For Nursing

#391 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

22. Bentley University

Waltham

For Nursing

#412 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

23. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Nursing

#421 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

24. Amherst College

Amherst

For Nursing

#446 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

25. William James College

Newton

For Nursing

#463 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

26. Springfield College

Springfield

For Nursing

#509 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

27. Salem State University

Salem

For Nursing

#530 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

28. Curry College

Milton

For Nursing

#537 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. Williams College

Williamstown

For Nursing

#539 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

30. Bay State College

Boston

For Nursing

#546 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

31. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Nursing

#552 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

32. Endicott College

Beverly

For Nursing

#555 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

33. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Nursing

#594 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

34. Regis College

Weston

For Nursing

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

35. Fisher College

Boston

For Nursing

#606 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

36. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Nursing

#617 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

37. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Nursing

#649 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

38. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Nursing

#667 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

39. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Nursing

#730 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Nursing

#736 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

41. Newbury College

Brookline

For Nursing

#780 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

42. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Nursing

#782 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

43. Babson College

Wellesley

For Nursing

#793 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

44. Emerson College

Boston

For Nursing

#816 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

45. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Nursing

#854 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

46. Assumption College

Worcester

For Nursing

#855 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

47. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Nursing

#874 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

48. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Nursing

#888 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

49. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Nursing

#892 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

50. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Nursing

#940 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Nursing

#959 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

52. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Nursing

#976 in the United States

#1046 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Nursing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	23
Connecticut	19	7
New Hampshire	7	82
Vermont	3	96
New York	97	9
New Jersey	20	32
Maine	7	295
Pennsylvania	67	6
Maryland	19	2
District of Columbia	8	47
Virginia	25	51
West Virginia	7	81
Ohio	39	27
North Carolina	28	8
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	16	56
Indiana	20	33
Kentucky	14	49
Tennessee	23	34
Wisconsin	18	16
Georgia	26	14
Illinois	44	18
Alabama	17	35
Iowa	10	36
Missouri	22	28
Florida	30	29
Minnesota	23	13
Mississippi	8	149
Arkansas	9	86
Louisiana	17	83
Kansas	9	66
South Dakota	5	243
North Dakota	3	202
Nebraska	8	98
Oklahoma	9	137
Puerto Rico	9	344
Texas	56	43
Colorado	15	24
Montana	3	203
Utah	8	40
Idaho	3	254
Arizona	6	45
Nevada	4	123
Washington	16	4
Oregon	15	39
California	87	5
Hawaii	4	113