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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

46 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 15,930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found MGH Institute of Health Professions to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 46 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 46 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

With a ranking of #8, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Rhode Island 775
Connecticut 2,787
New Hampshire 1,839
Maine 913
Vermont 383

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).

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