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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$59,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 44 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #135 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical science majors pursuing a .

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Medical Science Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

Read full report on Medical Science at Boston University

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 5
Rhode Island 35
Vermont 34

More Medical Science Rankings in Massachusetts

One of 29 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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