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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts

61 Colleges
$59,516 Avg Salary
$20,253 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 61 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our analysis found Southeastern Technical Institute to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Health Professions majors at Southeastern Technical Institute take out an average of $15,340 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Millennium Training Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Woburn, Millennium Training Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Millennium Training Institute take out is $9,245.

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The excellent programs at MotoRing Technical Training Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Seekonk, MTTI is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Health Professions majors at MTTI take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $51.

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The excellent programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at MGH Institute of Health Professions accumulate an average of around $31,813 in student debt.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Tufts take out is $15,250.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#8

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at Bay State College accumulate an average of around $28,650 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Health Professions majors at BHCC take out an average of $14,232 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Boston U carry an average student debtload of $26,667. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $666, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts award.

Rank College Location
11 Emerson College Boston, MA
12 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA

Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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