2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Medical Science School for You
Medical Science is the #248 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the best value school in the New England Region for medical science students. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,270 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.
Harvard excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yale also did well on our Best Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for medical science students. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical science in the New England Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year.
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Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Medical Science Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Vermont came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.
UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Medical Science Colleges by State
Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 44 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 35 |
| Vermont | 34 |
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Medical Science Related Majors for Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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.