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Largest registered nursing programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts registered nursing programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regis College | Weston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 771 |
| 2 | Laboure College of Healthcare | Milton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 310 |
| 3 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 286 |
| 4 | MCPHS University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 275 |
| 5 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 174 |
| 6 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 151 |
| 7 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 137 |
| 8 | Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public, 2-year | 132 |
| 9 | Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 130 |
| 10 | Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 129 |
| 11 | Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 124 |
| 12 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 122 |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | 118 |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public, 4-year | 103 |
| 15 | College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 99 |
| 16 | Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | Public, 2-year | 95 |
| 17 | Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public, 2-year | 93 |
| 18 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public, 2-year | 77 |
| 19 | Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public, 2-year | 71 |
| 20 | Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 66 |
| 21 | Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public, 2-year | 66 |
| 22 | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Worcester | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 23 | North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public, 2-year | 61 |
| 24 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | Medford | Private nonprofit, 2-year | 56 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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