2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at MIT are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Harvard does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Brown. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the New England Region .
Dartmouth does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 47 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Yale does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Tufts does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Fairfield University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at WPI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Brandeis does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Endicott College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Boston College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Boston College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Sacred Heart University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rivier University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Rivier does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, University of New England did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNE does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UVM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
Northeastern University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Northeastern, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Amherst, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Clark University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Clark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Simmons University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Simmons. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Husson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Husson, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Lesley University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Lesley is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
One thing to take note of is that WestConn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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