2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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.
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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bay State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Out of the 36 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 36 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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Laboure College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milton.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Stonehill College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Emerson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Fisher College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 5,813 |
| Maine | 2,935 |
| Rhode Island | 2,703 |
| Connecticut | 7,729 |
| Vermont | 1,087 |
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
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| 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 25 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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