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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

65 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 66% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Regis College

Weston, MA

Out of the 65 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in health professions at Regis College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 51% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 66% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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

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#10

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
12 University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT
13 Elms College Chicopee, MA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools 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 27 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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