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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

35 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Technical Institute - Somerville the most popular school in Massachusetts for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Somerville, Lincoln Tech - Somerville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Health Professions at Lincoln Technical Institute - Somerville Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Brockton, BHSN is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 35 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in health professions at Quinsigamond Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means MotoRing Technical Training Institute is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Seekonk, MTTI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Greater Lowell Technical School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Greater Lowell Technical School is a small public school located in the large suburb of Tyngsboro.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Greater Lowell Technical School Report

With a ranking of #7, Southeastern Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in health professions at Southeastern Technical Institute, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#7

Mildred Elley Pittsfield

Pittsfield, MA

Mildred Elley Pittsfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Mildred Elley Pittsfield is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Pittsfield.

Of the 54 students majoring in health professions at Mildred Elley Pittsfield, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Bourne, Upper Cape Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in health professions at Upper Cape Tech, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 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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