2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 109 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college 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 109 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Of the 683 students majoring in health professions at UCONN, 18% are male and 82% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 652 students majoring in health professions at Quinnipiac, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Out of the 109 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
American Sentinel University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 620 students majoring in health professions at American Sentinel University, 9% are male and 91% are female.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Of the 520 students majoring in health professions at UMass Amherst, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Sacred Heart University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a medium-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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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
Boston University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.
Rhode Island College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
Regis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 293 students majoring in health professions at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Curry College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Curry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milton.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT |
| 18 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
| 19 | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CT |
| 20 | University of New England | Biddeford, ME |
| 21 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
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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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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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