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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, medicine was ranked #41 in the country. In fact 28,629 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the most popular school in the New England Region for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Women make up 57% of the medicine majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Women make up 54% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Medicine at Harvard University Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the New England Region . Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Of the 120 students majoring in medicine at Brown, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Read full report on Medicine at Brown University

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in medicine at UVM, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Full Medicine at University of Vermont Report

University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 99 students majoring in medicine at Dartmouth, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #9, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

About 63% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 692
Connecticut 293
New Hampshire 99
Maine 174
Rhode Island 120
Vermont 110

Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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