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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

84 Colleges
$21,653 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

American Sentinel University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,015 a year.

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#3

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Out of the 84 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter Oak State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Charter Oak State College are $10,654 per year.

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Out of the 84 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. MCHP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCHP are $14,911 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine at Fort Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . UMFK is a small public school located in the rural area of Fort Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMFK are $12,915 a year.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year.

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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 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. Located in the large city of Boston, BFIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BFIT are $17,550 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge 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 #9 on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Cambridge College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,442 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $16,735 per year.

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#11

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bay State College are $29,500 per year.

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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $19,238 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the New England Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Goodwin College East Hartford, CT
14 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
15 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
16 Worcester State University Worcester, MA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools 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.

  • 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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