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Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

28 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor'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 28 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 620 students majoring in health professions at American Sentinel University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in health professions at Fitchburg State, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Goodwin College is a great place for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Of the 118 students majoring in health professions at Goodwin, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#6

Laboure College

Milton, MA

Laboure College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

With a ranking of #8, Charter Oak State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Granite State College

Concord, NH

With a ranking of #9, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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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