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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

24 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 18,440 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the most popular school in Massachusetts for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 667 students majoring in health professions at MCPHS University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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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. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Tufts University Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in health professions at Harvard, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Health Professions at Harvard University Report

Out of the 24 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Worcester.

Of the 220 students majoring in health professions at UMass Medical School, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 208 students majoring in health professions at Northeastern, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Health Professions at Northeastern University Report

New England College of Optometry came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, New England College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at New England College of Optometry

MGH Institute of Health Professions 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, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Western New England University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Western New England University Report

#10

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Health Professions at Simmons University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
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 24 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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