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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

65 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Harmony Health Care Institute to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Harmony Health Care Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Merrimack.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Billerica.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greater Lowell Technical School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Tyngsboro, Greater Lowell Technical School 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 Southeastern Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Southeastern Technical Institute is a small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.

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Out of the 65 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing landed the # 5 spot on the list. BHSN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brockton.

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Southern Worcester County Regional Voc School District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Charlton, Southern Worcester County Regional Voc School District is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Monty Tech

Fitchburg, MA

With a ranking of #7, Monty Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Monty Tech is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

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Cortiva Institute, Cromwell landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Cortiva Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cromwell.

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Diman Regional Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Diman Regional Technical Institute is a small public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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#10

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

With a ranking of #10, Northeast Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northeast Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Scarborough.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 MotoRing Technical Training Institute Seekonk, MA
12 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
13 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
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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