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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Regis College

Weston, MA

Our analysis found Regis College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weston.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

About 51% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 49% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in health professions at UMass Lowell, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 45 students majoring in health professions at Simmons, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in health professions at UMass Amherst, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#10

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms College 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. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.

Of the 24 students majoring in health professions at Elms College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 30 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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