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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

20 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 18,440 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Bay State College to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

Fisher College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

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Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Lawrence Memorial is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Laboure College

Milton, MA

Laboure College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milton.

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Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA

Roxbury Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Roxbury Crossing, Roxbury Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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