2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Health Professions 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 46 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
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Our 2023 rankings named MGH Institute of Health Professions the best school in the New England Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Out of the 46 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 46 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Yale University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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Rivier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 5,813 |
| Maine | 2,935 |
| Rhode Island | 2,703 |
| Massachusetts | 18,440 |
| Connecticut | 7,729 |
| Vermont | 1,087 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
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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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