52 Best Nursing schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 4.95M citations received by 109K 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: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Boston University

Boston

For Nursing

#15 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Nursing

#69 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

4. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Nursing

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Nursing

#100 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Nursing

#113 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

7. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Nursing

#117 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Nursing

#128 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Boston College

Boston

For Nursing

#131 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Nursing

#158 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Nursing

#211 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Nursing

#226 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

13. MCPHS University

Boston

For Nursing

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Nursing

#265 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

15. Simmons University

Boston

For Nursing

#271 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

16. Dean College

Franklin

For Nursing

#307 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Nursing

#310 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Nursing

#317 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Nursing

#321 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

20. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Nursing

#327 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. Western New England University

Springfield

For Nursing

#388 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

22. Bentley University

Waltham

For Nursing

#411 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

23. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Nursing

#418 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

24. Amherst College

Amherst

For Nursing

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

25. William James College

Newton

For Nursing

#462 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 967
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

26. Springfield College

Springfield

For Nursing

#507 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

27. Salem State University

Salem

For Nursing

#531 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

28. Curry College

Milton

For Nursing

#539 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1140
Net Price: $29,917
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. Williams College

Williamstown

For Nursing

#541 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

30. Endicott College

Beverly

For Nursing

#546 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

31. Bay State College

Boston

For Nursing

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

32. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Nursing

#551 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

33. Regis College

Weston

For Nursing

#598 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,193

34. Fisher College

Boston

For Nursing

#604 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

35. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Nursing

#606 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

36. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Nursing

#611 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

37. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Nursing

#645 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

38. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Nursing

#670 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

39. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Nursing

#736 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,539

40. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Nursing

#740 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

41. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Nursing

#789 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,895
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $46,145

42. Newbury College

Brookline

For Nursing

#791 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

43. Babson College

Wellesley

For Nursing

#797 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

44. Emerson College

Boston

For Nursing

#809 in the United States

#874 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $53,432

45. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Nursing

#844 in the United States

#910 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

46. Assumption College

Worcester

For Nursing

#855 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $29,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,905

47. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Nursing

#870 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

48. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Nursing

#894 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

49. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Nursing

#900 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

50. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Nursing

#948 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 515
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1894

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Nursing

#967 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

52. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Nursing

#987 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,701

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	9	82
Vermont	3	97
New York	99	9
New Jersey	20	32
Maine	7	293
Pennsylvania	69	6
Maryland	20	2
District of Columbia	8	45
Virginia	26	51
West Virginia	7	81
Ohio	39	27
North Carolina	28	8
Michigan	20	4
South Carolina	16	56
Indiana	21	33
Kentucky	14	49
Tennessee	23	35
Wisconsin	19	17
Georgia	26	14
Illinois	44	18
Alabama	17	34
Iowa	10	36
Missouri	22	28
Florida	29	29
Minnesota	23	13
Mississippi	8	150
Arkansas	10	86
Louisiana	17	83
Kansas	9	66
South Dakota	5	244
North Dakota	3	201
Nebraska	9	98
Oklahoma	9	137
Puerto Rico	9	338
Texas	57	42
Colorado	15	24
Montana	3	199
Utah	8	39
Idaho	3	250
Arizona	6	46
Nevada	4	122
Washington	16	3
Oregon	15	40
California	87	5
Hawaii	4	115