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

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

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$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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the most popular school in the New England Region 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.

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

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 527 students majoring in health professions at Boston U, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 445 students majoring in health professions at Tufts, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 57% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

Of the 170 students majoring in health professions at UVM, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#10

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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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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