Manchester, NH (population: 108,643) has three nursing schools within its city limits. Saint Anselm College, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing program, has a total student population of 1,915. It is the 297th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of New Hampshire. To learn more about nursing programs in Manchester, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Saint Anselm College such as Sylvia Durette, Mary Kazanowski, Judy Mitchell, and P Ottani.
Nursing students from Manchester schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Manchester area alone, there are 600 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $42,740. Registered nurses in this area earn $65,490/yr and there are 2,280 employed.
Manchester lies in Hillsborough county, which is one of the 6 counties in New Hampshire. Overall, the Manchester area has 99,530 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.6% unemployment rate, $21.75/hr average worker wage, and a $45,240 average annual salary. Thus, about 22.872 out of every 1000 jobs in Manchester are held by registered nurses, and 6.025/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
Of the 3 nursing schools in Manchester, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Anselm College comes out as the most expensive ($26,612/yr) for nursing students, with University of New Hampshire at Manchester as the lowest, reported at only $10,334/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Manchester |
| Chester | NH | - | 3 | 20.6159 | 131 | 9.4 miles |
| Nashua | NH | 86,706 | 4 | 32.4184 | 139 | 16.1 miles |
| Lowell | MA | 104,063 | 4 | 27.7393 | 100 | 24.3 miles |
| North Andover | MA | - | 1 | 30.19 | 56 | 24.9 miles |
| Stratham | NH | - | 1 | 10.7122 | 32 | 26.8 miles |
| Billerica | MA | 40,949 | 1 | 35.5405 | 2 | 30.5 miles |
| Fitchburg | MA | - | 3 | 41.3845 | 81 | 33.0 miles |
| Rindge | NH | - | 1 | 51.4025 | 64 | 33.3 miles |
| Somersworth | NH | - | 1 | 20.1613 | 3 | 35.0 miles |
| Leominster | MA | 41,104 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.0 miles |
| Woburn | MA | - | 3 | 29.2811 | 25 | 37.6 miles |
| Peabody | MA | 51,672 | 0 | - | 0 | 39.2 miles |
| New London | NH | - | 5 | 27.7354 | 166 | 40.7 miles |
| Waltham | MA | 60,722 | 3 | 63.6138 | 127 | 42.1 miles |
| Keene | NH | - | 4 | 29.2254 | 143 | 42.5 miles |
| Malden | MA | 55,904 | 4 | 25.7416 | 22 | 42.7 miles |
| Watertown | MA | - | 4 | 19.8045 | 105 | 44.1 miles |
| Somerville | MA | 75,604 | 1 | 21.9743 | 9 | 44.3 miles |
| Cambridge | MA | 108,135 | 7 | 39.5149 | 268 | 44.6 miles |
| Chelsea | MA | 44,282 | 1 | 26.6747 | 5 | 45.2 miles |
| Brighton | MA | - | 3 | 22.1394 | 9 | 45.9 miles |
| Framingham | MA | 64,549 | 2 | 43.2155 | 61 | 46.3 miles |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | - | 2 | 53.2355 | 134 | 46.9 miles |
| Wellesley | MA | - | 2 | 79.2832 | 74 | 47.9 miles |
| Brookline | MA | 55,248 | 4 | 18.3285 | 60 | 48.1 miles |
| Boston | MA | 610,407 | 34 | 31.8192 | 1,194 | 49.2 miles |
| Needham | MA | - | 1 | 85.1852 | 4 | 49.3 miles |
| Worcester | MA | 174,854 | 11 | 28.6428 | 380 | 52.6 miles |
| Milton | MA | - | 2 | 30.0286 | 66 | 54.0 miles |
| Weymouth | MA | 55,115 | 0 | - | 0 | 58.8 miles |