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

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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 Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular online school in the New England Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Sentinel University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in health professions at American Sentinel University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

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

Of the 97 students majoring in health professions at Sacred Heart, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Rivier University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online 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.

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New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in health professions at UNH, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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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 11 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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