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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region

85 Colleges
$62,854 Avg Salary
$22,711 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked #18 in the country. In fact 82,308 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the most popular school in the New England Region for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Allied Health majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $30,750 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $830.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Sacred Heart take out is $26,554. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $701.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Allied Health majors at Quinnipiac take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Yale University

Out of the 85 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at University of Southern Maine accumulate an average of around $23,700 in student debt.

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Bunker Hill Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

After completing their degree, allied health graduates from BHCC carry an average student debt load of $15,996.

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#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at UHart accumulate an average of around $23,165 in student debt.

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#8

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

After completing their degree, allied health graduates from Springfield College carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#9

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Gateway Community College take out is $13,375.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at NHTI take out is $27,371.

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Springfield Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at STCC take out is $14,492.

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Community College of Rhode Island came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warwick.

Allied Health majors at CCRI take out an average of $15,694 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#12

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, allied health graduates from SMCC carry an average student debt load of $17,883.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Professions students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA
15 Manchester Community College Manchester, CT
16 Rhode Island College Providence, RI
16 Tufts University Medford, MA
16 Regis College Weston, MA

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Rhode Island 230
Vermont 40

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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