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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$23,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.

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#2

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech graduate students pay an average of $15,015 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.

Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College 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 #6 on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, American International College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 a year.

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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.

  • 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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